Stat 505 Course Calendar
Week | Topics | Reading | Assignment |
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Aug 26-30 |
Introduction to linear models; |
Ch. 2; Ch. 7; |
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Sep 2-6 |
Matrix operations (cont); linear models in R Mon: Labor Day - No Class Wed: Download R and RStudio prior to class |
(cont) | Fri Sep 6: HW1 Due |
Sep 9-13 | Matrix operations (cont): rank, trace, inverses | Sec. 8.5.1-2, 8.6-8.7 |
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Sep 16-20 | Matrix operations (cont): generalized inverses | Sec. 8.5.3 | Mon Sep 16: HW2 Due |
Sep 23-27 |
Matrix operations (cont): norm, determinant, vec; No class Friday |
Sec. 8.9-8.10, 8.11.1; Sec. 9.1-9.2 |
Mon Sep 23: Quiz 1 |
Sep 30 - Oct 4 | Optimizing quadratic forms, positive definite; matrix factorizations |
Sec. 9.3-9.5; Sec. 10.1-10.4 |
Mon Sep 30: HW3 Due Fri Oct 2: HW4 Due |
Oct 7-11 |
(cont) No class Friday - attend the |
(cont) |
Wed Oct 7: Quiz 2 |
Oct 14-18 | Vector spaces and projection operators | Sec. 11.1-11.10 | |
Oct 21-25 | Matrix derivatives; optimization and Lagrange multipliers |
Sec. 12.1-12.2, 12.7; Sec. 13.1-13.2 |
Mon Oct 21: HW5 Due Fri Oct 25: Quiz 3 |
Oct 28 - Nov 1 | Distributions of random vectors and quadratic forms | Sec. 14.1-14.6 | Fri Nov 1: HW6 Due |
Nov 4-8 | (cont) | (cont) | Wed Nov 6: Quiz 4 |
Nov 11-15 |
Estimation in linear models Mon: Veteran's Day - No Class |
Sec. 15.1-15.3, 15.6 | Fri Nov 15: HW7 Due |
Nov 18-22 | Inference in linear models | Sec. 16.1.1, 16.2-16.4 |
Wed Nov 20: Quiz 5
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Nov 25-29 |
(cont) Wed-Fri: Thanksgiving - No Classes |
(cont) | |
Dec 2-6 | (cont) | (cont) | Wed Dec 4: HW8 Due |
Finals Week | Final Exam: 6:00-7:50pm Thur Dec 12 in Wilson 1-133 |