This approximate schedule will be updated as needed during the semester.
| 08/25 - 08/29 | Intro to Linux |
| Lab in 346 SH 8/29 | |
| 09/03 - 09/05 | Intro to LATEX |
| (no class on 9/1; holiday) | |
| Lab in 41 SH 09/05 | |
| 09/08 - 09/12 | Intro to R |
| Lab in 41 SH 09/12 | |
| 09/15-09/19 | R packages |
| Sweave and reproducible research | |
| 09/22-09/26 | Newton's Method |
| The bootstrap | |
| 09/29 - 10/03 | The jackknife |
| Midterm 1 Wed 10/01 | |
| No class 10/03 | |
| 10/06 - 10/10 | Simulation studies |
| 10/13 - 10/17 | Database concepts and Microsoft Access |
| 10/20 - 10/24 | |
| Lab in 41 SH 10/20 | Reading data into SAS |
| 10/27 - 10/31 | File handling in SAS; arrays |
| no class on 10/31 | |
| 11/03 - 11/07 | Formats; reports; proc tabulate, etc. |
| project proposals due 11/03 | |
| Midterm 2 Wed. 11/05 (replaces lab on 10/31) | |
| 11/10 - 11/14 | Data checking and validation |
| 11/17- 11/21 | SAS macro language |
| project interm reports due 11/19 | |
| 11/24 - 11/28 | Thanksgiving break |
| 12/01 - 12/05 | Parallel and grid computing; review |
| 12/08 - 12/12 | Project presentations |
| Projects due 12/08 | |
| Final exam | Mon. 12/15, 9:45 a.m. |