This approximate schedule will be updated as needed during the semester.
| 08/24 - 08/28 | Intro to Linux |
| Lab in 41 SH 08/28 | |
| 08/31 - 09/04 | Intro to LATEX |
| Lab in 41 SH 09/04 | |
| 09/07 - 09/11 | Intro to R |
| (no class on 09/07; holiday) | |
| Lab in 41 SH 09/11 | |
| 09/14-09/18 | R packages |
| Sweave and reproducible research | |
| 09/21-09/25 | Newton's Method |
| The bootstrap | |
| 09/28 - 10/02 | The jackknife |
| Midterm 1 (replaces a lab) | |
| 10/05 - 10/19 | Simulation studies |
| 10/12 - 10/16 | Database concepts and Open Office Base |
| Lab in 41 SH 10/16 | |
| 10/19 - 10/23 | Reading data into SAS |
| 10/26 - 10/30 | File handling in SAS; arrays |
| 11/02 - 11/06 | Formats; reports; proc tabulate, etc. |
| project proposals due 11/02 | |
| Midterm 2 | |
| 11/09 - 11/13 | Data checking and validation |
| 11/16 - 11/20 | SAS macro language |
| project interm reports due 11/16 | |
| 11/23 - 11/27 | Thanksgiving break (no class) |
| 11/30 - 12/04 | Parallel and grid computing; review |
| Lab in 41 SH 12/04 | |
| 12/07 - 12/11 | Project presentations |
| Projects due 12/07 | |
| Lab in 41 SH 12/11 | |
| Exam week | Final exam, TBA |