Introduction to Probability
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Schedule

Week Date Key Info Exit tix Record-ing Les-son Topic TB Slides HTML Slides PDF Slides Notes Muddy Points
1 09/28 0 Welcome
1 Introduction to Probability 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 2.4.1
09/30 2 Introduction to Simulations 2.3, 2.5
10/01 HW 0 due 11pm
2 10/05 3 Language of Probability 2.2, 2.4
10/07 4 Rules of Probability 2.7, 3.3-3.5
10/11 HW 1 due 11pm
10/11 Checkpoint 0 due 11pm
3 10/12 5 Async class: Equally Likely Outcomes 3.6
10/14 6 Async optional video: Calculus Review
10/18 Checkpoint 1 due 11pm
4 10/19 7 pmfs 4.1, 4.2
8 pdfs 4.3
10/21 9 CDFs 4.4
10/21 Quiz 1 opens @ 3pm
10/25 HW 2 due 11 pm
10/25 Quiz 1 closes @ 11pm
5 10/26 13 Expected Values 5.1
10/28 14 Variance 5.2, 5.3
11/01 HW 3 due 11 pm
6 11/02 15 Important discrete RVs 6
11/04 16 Important continuous RVS 7
11/04 Quiz 2 opens @ 11pm
11/08 HW 4 due 11 pm
11/08 Quiz 2 closes @ 11pm
 
7 11/09 10 Transformations of distributions 4.6
11/11 11 Joint distributions 4.7
11/15 Checkpoint 2 due 11pm
 
8 11/16 12 Independence and Conditioning 4.8, 4.9
11/18 Catch-up day
11/22 HW 5 due 11 pm
 
9 11/23 17 Central limit theorem 8.1
11/25 No class
11/29 Checkpoint 3 due 11pm
 
10 11/30 18 Moment Generating functions
12/02 Catch-up day
12/02 Quiz 3 opens @ 3pm
12/06 HW 6 due 11 pm
12/06 Quiz 3 closes @ 11pm
 
11 12/07 Catch-up day
12/10 Optional HW 7 due 11 pm
12/11 Final Project: Public Health Brief due 11pm