Syllabus

This approximate schedule will be updated as needed during the semester.

08/20 - 08/24	Intro to Linux
	Lab in 41 SH 08/24
08/27 - 08/31	Intro to LATEX
	Lab in 41 SH 08/31
09/03 - 09/07	Intro to R
	(no class on 09/03; holiday)
	Lab in 41 SH 09/07
09/10-09/14	R packages
	Sweave and reproducible research
09/17-09/21	Newton's Method
	The bootstrap
09/24 - 09/28	The jackknife
	Midterm 1 (replaces a lab)
10/01 - 10/05	Simulation studies
10/08 - 10/12	Database concepts and Open Office Base
	Lab in 41 SH 10/12
10/15 - 10/19	Reading data into SAS
10/22 - 10/26	File handling in SAS; arrays
10/29 - 11/02	Formats; reports; proc tabulate, etc.
	project proposals due 10/29
	Midterm 2
11/05 - 11/09	Data checking and validation
11/12 - 11/16	SAS macro language
	project interm reports due 11/12
11/19 - 11/23	Thanksgiving break (no class)
11/26 - 11/30	Parallel and grid computing; review
	Lab in 41 SH 11/30
12/03 - 12/07	Project presentations
	Projects due 12/03
	Lab in 41 SH 12/07
Exam week	Final exam, Fri 12/14/2018, 10:00AM - 12:00PM