This approximate schedule will be updated as needed during the semester.
| 08/27 - 08/31 | Intro to Linux |
| 09/05 - 09/07 | Intro to LATEX |
| (no class on 9/3; holiday) | |
| 09/10 - 09/14 | R |
| 09/17-09/21 | R packages and reproducible research |
| 09/24-09/28 | Statistical algorithms: |
| The Bootstrap and Newton's Method | |
| 10/01 - 10/05 | The EM algorithm |
| Midterm 1 | |
| no class on 10/05 | |
| 10/08 - 10/12 | Simulation studies |
| Intro to MCMC | |
| 10/15 - 10/19 | MCMC continued; WinBUGS |
| 10/22 - 10/26 | Database concepts and Microsoft Access |
| Reading data into SAS | |
| lab in 41 SH | |
| 10/29 - 11/02 | File handling in SAS; arrays |
| no class on 11/02 | |
| 11/05 - 11/09 | Formats; reports; proc tabulate, etc. |
| project proposals due 11/05 | |
| Midterm 2 (replaces lab on 11/02) | |
| 11/12 - 11/16 | Data checking and validation |
| 11/19 - 11/23 | Thanksgiving break |
| 11/26- 11/30 | SAS macro language |
| project interm reports due 11/28 | |
| 12/03 - 12/07 | Parallel and grid computing; review |
| 12/10 - 12/14 | Project presentations |
| Projects due 12/10 | |
| Final exam | Tues. 12/18, 7:30 a.m. |