This approximate schedule will be updated as needed during the semester.
| 08/21 - 08/25 | Intro to Linux |
| Lab in 41 SH 08/25 | |
| 08/28 - 09/01 | Intro to LATEX |
| Lab in 41 SH 09/01 | |
| 09/04 - 09/08 | Intro to R |
| (no class on 09/04; holiday) | |
| Lab in 41 SH 09/08 | |
| 09/11-09/15 | R packages |
| Sweave and reproducible research | |
| 09/18 - 09/22 | Simulation studies |
| 09/25 - 09/29 | Newton's Method |
| The bootstrap | |
| Midterm 1 (replaces a lab) | |
| 10/02/18-10/04 | The jackknife |
| 10/09 - 10/13 | Database concepts and Open Office Base |
| Lab in 41 SH 10/13 | |
| 10/16 - 10/20 | Reading data into SAS |
| 10/23 - 10/27 | File handling in SAS; arrays |
| 10/30 - 11/03 | Formats; reports; proc tabulate, etc. |
| project proposals due 10/30 | |
| Midterm 2 | |
| 11/06 - 11/10 | Data checking and validation |
| 11/14 - 11/17 | SAS macro language |
| project interm reports due 11/13 | |
| 11/20 - 11/24 | Thanksgiving break (no class) |
| 11/27 - 12/01 | Parallel and grid computing; review |
| Lab in 41 SH 12/01 | |
| 12/04 - 12/08 | Project presentations |
| Projects due 12/04 | |
| Lab in 41 SH 12/08 | |
| Exam week | Final exam, 12/13 10:00 a.m. |