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Tentative Course Schedule

The table below provides a tentative schedule for the lectures. This schedule is subject to change.

Winter 2026 Quarter Dates:

  • First Day of Instruction: Monday, January 5, 2026
  • Last Day of Instruction: Friday, March 13, 2026
  • Finals Week: March 16-20, 2026
  • Final Exam: Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at 3:30 PM

Class Schedule:

  • Lectures: Monday, Wednesday, Friday
  • Discussions: Thursday
DateEventsReading
Week 1
Mon, Jan 5
Tue, Jan 6
DiscussionDiscussion: R/Python for Probability
Wed, Jan 7
Fri, Jan 9
Week 2
Mon, Jan 12
Tue, Jan 13
DiscussionDiscussion: Probability Axioms
Wed, Jan 14
Fri, Jan 16
LEC 2-3Conditional Probability (Pre-recorded - No in-person class)
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Homework 1Homework 1 Due
Week 3
Mon, Jan 19
No ClassNo Class - MLK Jr. Day
Tue, Jan 20
DiscussionDiscussion: Conditional Probability
Wed, Jan 21
Fri, Jan 23
Week 4
Mon, Jan 26
Tue, Jan 27
DiscussionDiscussion: Random Variables
Homework 2Homework 2 Due
Wed, Jan 28
Fri, Jan 30
Week 5
Mon, Feb 2
Tue, Feb 3
DiscussionDiscussion: Continuous Distributions
Wed, Feb 4
LEC 5-2Normal Distribution
📄 Slides📝 Slides (Annotated)
Fri, Feb 6
LEC 5-3Exponential Distribution
📄 Slides📝 Slides (Annotated)
Homework 4Homework 4 Due
Week 6
Mon, Feb 9
LEC 6-1Joint Distributions, Covariance, and Correlation
📄 Slides📝 Slides (Annotated)
Tue, Feb 10
DiscussionDiscussion: Joint Distributions
Wed, Feb 11
LEC 6-2Midterm Review
📄 Slides📝 Slides (Annotated)
Fri, Feb 13
EventMidterm Exam
Week 7
Mon, Feb 16
No ClassNo Class - Presidents' Day
Tue, Feb 17
DiscussionDiscussion: Continuous RVs
Wed, Feb 18
LEC 7-2Binary Classification
Fri, Feb 20
LEC 7-3Law of Large Numbers & Central Limit Theorem
📄 Slides📝 Slides (Annotated)
Week 8
Mon, Feb 23
LEC 8-1Maximum Likelihood Estimation
Tue, Feb 24
DiscussionDiscussion: Continuous Distributions
Wed, Feb 25
LEC 8-2Probability Bounds
📄 Slides📝 Slides (Annotated)
Homework 5Homework 5 Due
Fri, Feb 27
LEC 8-3Stochastic Processes and Markov Chains
Week 9
Mon, Mar 2
LEC 9-1Hypothesis Testing
📄 Slides📝 Slides (Annotated)
Tue, Mar 3
DiscussionDiscussion: Limit Theorems and MLE
Wed, Mar 4
LEC 9-2Hypothesis Testing Worked Examples & Project Overview
Fri, Mar 6
LEC 9-3Confidence Intervals
Homework 6Homework 6 Due
Week 10
Mon, Mar 9
LEC 10-1Linear Regression I
📄 Slides📝 Slides (Annotated)
Tue, Mar 10
DiscussionDiscussion: Final Review
Wed, Mar 11
LEC 10-2Linear Regression II
📄 Slides📝 Slides (Annotated)
InfoFinal Study Session 1
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Fri, Mar 13
LEC 10-3Course Review
📄 Slides📝 Slides (Annotated)
Homework 7Homework 7 Due
InfoFinal Study Session 2
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Week Finals
Mon, Mar 16
InfoFinal Study Session 3 Part 1: MLE, Hypothesis Testing, and Regression
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InfoFinal Study Session 3 Part 2: Stochastic Processes
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InfoFinals Week Begins
Tue, Mar 17
FinalFinal Exam