Course schedule (tentative)

Week Dates Topics DUE (Th, 11:59pm)
1 Aug 25 - 29 Introduction & Syllabus
2.1 - 2.5: Probability basics, Set Notation		 Lab 01 – Intro to R/RStudio/Quarto
Reading Annotation 01
Week 01 check-in
2 Sept 1 - 5 2.6 - 2.7: Counting tools, conditional probability, independence HW 01
Lab 01
Reading Annotation 02
Week 02 check-in
3 Sept 8 - 12 2.8 - 2.10: Probability laws, Bayes Rule
3.1 - 3.2: Discrete random variables		 HW 02
Lab 02
Reading Annotation 03
Week 03 check-in
4 Sept 15 - 19 3.3 - 3.4: Expected value, Binomial Distribution HW 03
Lab 03
Reading Annotation 04
Week 04 check-in
5 Sept 22 - 26 3.5: Geometric distribution
Exam 1 In-Class, Take-home handed out (Th)		 HW 04
Lab 04
6 Sept 29 – Oct 3 Exam 1 Take-home DUE (Tue)
3.6 - 3.8: Negative Binomial, Hypergeometric, Poisson		 Reading Annotation 05
Week 06 check-in
7 Oct 6 - 10 3.9, 3.11: Moments, MGFs, Tchebysheff’s Theorem HW 05
Lab 05
Reading Annotation 06
Week 07 check-in
Oct 13 - 17 FALL BREAK
8 Oct 20 - 24 4.1 - 4.4: Continuous random variables, Uniform distribution HW 06
Lab 06
Reading Annotation 07
Week 08 check-in
9 Oct 27 - 31 4.5 - 4.9: Normal, Gamma, and Beta distributions, MGFs & Other expected values HW 07
Lab 07
Reading Annotation 08
Week 09 check-in
10 Nov 3 - 7 5.2: Bivariate discrete distributions
Exam 2 In-Class, Take-home handed out (Th)		 HW 08
Lab 08
11 Nov 10 - 14 Exam 2 Take-home DUE (Tue)
5.2 - 5.3: Bivariate continuous distributions, marginal & conditional distributions		 Reading Annotation 09
Week 11 check-in
12 Nov 17 - 21 5.4 - 5.6: Independent RVs, properties of expected value HW 09
Lab 09
Reading Annotation 10
Week 12 check-in
13 Nov 24 - 28 5.7 - 5.8: Covariance, properties of expected value & variance
Thursday – Thanksgiving Break (No class)
14 Dec 1 - 5 5.11: Conditional Expectation
6.1 - 6.4: Distributions of Functions of Random Variables		 HW 10
Lab 10
Week 14 check-in
15 Dec 8 - 12 Tuesday NO CLASS – deemed a Friday
Final Review		 HW 11
Lab 11
End-of-course reflection
Dec 16 FINAL EXAM, Tue 2:30 - 5PM
Week Dates Topics DUE (Th, 11:59pm)
1 Aug 25–29 Introduction & Syllabus
2.1–2.5: Probability basics, Set Notation		 Lab 01{: .label .label-purple }
Reading Annotation 01{: .label .label-green }
Week 01 check-in{: .label .label-blue }
2 Sept 1–5 2.6–2.7: Counting tools, conditional probability, independence HW 01{: .label .label-red }
Lab 01{: .label .label-purple }
Reading Annotation 02{: .label .label-green }
Week 02 check-in{: .label .label-blue }
3 Sept 8–12 2.8–2.10: Probability laws, Bayes Rule
3.1–3.2: Discrete random variables		 HW 02{: .label .label-red }
Lab 02{: .label .label-purple }
Reading Annotation 03{: .label .label-green }
Week 03 check-in{: .label .label-blue }
4 Sept 15–19 3.3–3.4: Expected value, Binomial Distribution HW 03{: .label .label-red }
Lab 03{: .label .label-purple }
Reading Annotation 04{: .label .label-green }
Week 04 check-in{: .label .label-blue }
5 Sept 22–26 3.5: Geometric distribution
Exam 1 In-Class{: .label .label-red }
Take-home handed out (Th){: .label .label-red }		 HW 04{: .label .label-red }
Lab 04{: .label .label-purple }
6 Sept 29–Oct 3 Exam 1 Take-home DUE (Tue){: .label .label-red }
3.6–3.8: Negative Binomial, Hypergeometric, Poisson		 Reading Annotation 05{: .label .label-green }
Week 06 check-in{: .label .label-blue }
7 Oct 6–10 3.9, 3.11: Moments, MGFs, Tchebysheff’s Theorem HW 05{: .label .label-red }
Lab 05{: .label .label-purple }
Reading Annotation 06{: .label .label-green }
Week 07 check-in{: .label .label-blue }
— Oct 13–17 FALL BREAK{: .label .label-gray }
8 Oct 20–24 4.1–4.4: Continuous random variables, Uniform distribution HW 06{: .label .label-red }
Lab 06{: .label .label-purple }
Reading Annotation 07{: .label .label-green }
Week 08 check-in{: .label .label-blue }
9 Oct 27–31 4.5–4.9: Normal, Gamma, and Beta distributions, MGFs & other expected values HW 07{: .label .label-red }
Lab 07{: .label .label-purple }
Reading Annotation 08{: .label .label-green }
Week 09 check-in{: .label .label-blue }
10 Nov 3–7 5.2: Bivariate discrete distributions
Exam 2 In-Class{: .label .label-red }
Take-home handed out (Th){: .label .label-red }		 HW 08{: .label .label-red }
Lab 08{: .label .label-purple }
11 Nov 10–14 Exam 2 Take-home DUE (Tue){: .label .label-red }
5.2–5.3: Bivariate continuous distributions, marginal & conditional distributions		 Reading Annotation 09{: .label .label-green }
Week 11 check-in{: .label .label-blue }
12 Nov 17–21 5.4–5.6: Independent RVs, properties of expected value HW 09{: .label .label-red }
Lab 09{: .label .label-purple }
Reading Annotation 10{: .label .label-green }
Week 12 check-in{: .label .label-blue }
13 Nov 24–28 5.7–5.8: Covariance, properties of expected value & variance
Thursday – Thanksgiving Break{: .label .label-gray }
14 Dec 1–5 5.11: Conditional Expectation
6.1–6.4: Distributions of Functions of Random Variables		 HW 10{: .label .label-red }
Lab 10{: .label .label-purple }
Week 14 check-in{: .label .label-blue }
15 Dec 8–12 Tuesday NO CLASS – deemed a Friday
Final Review		 HW 11{: .label .label-red }
Lab 11{: .label .label-purple }
End-of-course reflection{: .label .label-blue }
— Dec 16 FINAL EXAM{: .label .label-red } Tue 2:30–5PM