This approximate schedule will be updated as needed during the semester.
| 08/22 - 08/26 | Intro to Linux |
| Lab in 41 SH 08/26 | |
| 08/29 - 09/02 | Intro to LATEX |
| Lab in 41 SH 09/02 | |
| 09/05 - 09/09 | Intro to R |
| (no class on 09/05; holiday) | |
| Lab in 41 SH 09/09 | |
| 09/12-09/16 | R packages |
| Sweave and reproducible research | |
| 09/19-09/23 | Newton's Method |
| The bootstrap | |
| 09/26 - 09/30 | The jackknife |
| Midterm 1 (replaces a lab) | |
| 10/03 - 10/07 | Simulation studies |
| 10/10 - 10/14 | Database concepts and Open Office Base |
| Lab in 41 SH 10/14 | |
| 10/17 - 10/21 | Reading data into SAS |
| 10/24 - 10/28 | File handling in SAS; arrays |
| 10/31 - 11/04 | Formats; reports; proc tabulate, etc. |
| project proposals due 10/31 | |
| Midterm 2 | |
| 11/07 - 11/11 | Data checking and validation |
| 11/14 - 11/18 | SAS macro language |
| project interm reports due 11/14 | |
| 11/21 - 11/25 | Thanksgiving break (no class) |
| 11/28 - 12/02 | Parallel and grid computing; review |
| Lab in 41 SH 12/02 | |
| 12/05 - 12/09 | Project presentations |
| Projects due 12/05 | |
| Lab in 41 SH 12/09 | |
| Exam week | Final exam, TBA |