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Instructor:
Alexei
Borodin,
262 Sloan, 626-395-4326, borodin@caltech.edu
Office Hours: TBA Lead TA: Alden Walker, 156 Sloan, 626-395-6805, awalker@caltech.edu Office Hours: TBA Course Secretary: Kristy Aubry, 253 Sloan, 395-4087, kaubry@caltech.edu |
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| Introduction
to
the
fundamental
ideas and techniques of probability theory and
statistical inference.
Prerequisites: Ma 1abc. Probability will be covered in the first half of the term (using Pitman) and statistics (using Rice) in the second half (see below for information regarding textbooks). Main topics covered are:
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| Section 1
- Vidya Venkateswaran 385 Sloan, 626.395.1732 Office Hours: Fridays, 12 pm - 1 pm |
9:00 AM, Thurs 153 Sloan |
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| Section 2
- Kevin Teh 156 Sloan, 626.395.6805 Office Hours: Sundays, 7 pm - 8 pm |
9:00 AM, Thurs 159 Sloan |
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| Section 3
- Dan Betea 382 Sloan, 626.395.4366 Office hours: Sundays, 10 pm - 11 pm |
10:00 AM, Thurs 159 Sloan |
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4 - Alden Walker 156 Sloan, 626.395.6805 Office Hours: Mondays, 12 pm - 1 pm |
10:00 AM, Thurs 101 Kerckhoff |
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| Section 5
- Kevin Teh 156 Sloan, 626.395.6805 Office Hours: Sundays, 7 pm - 8 pm |
10:00 AM, Thurs 142 Keck |
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| Section 7
- Laura Peskin 260 Sloan, 626.395.4340 Office Hours: Sundays, 6 pm - 7 pm |
1:00 PM, Thurs 257 Sloan |
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| Section 8
- Micel Van Garrel 356 Sloan, 626.3951732 Office Hours: Fridays, 4 pm - 5 pm |
1:00 PM, Thurs 024 Kerckhoff |
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9 - Dan Betea 382 Sloan, 626.395.4366 Office hours: Sundays, 10 pm - 11 pm |
2:00
PM,
Thurs 257 Sloan |
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- Alden
Walker 156 Sloan, 626.395.6805 Office Hours: Mondays, 12 pm - 1 pm |
2:00 PM, Thurs 142 Keck |
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11 - Micel Van Garrel 356 Sloan, 626.3951732 Office Hours: Fridays, 4 pm - 5 pm |
2:00 PM, Thurs 024 Kerckhoff |
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| Section 12
- Rostyslav Kozhan 158 Sloan, 626.395.4373 Office Hours: Sundays, 9 pm - 10 pm |
1:00 PM,
Thurs 11 Downs |
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| Homework:
Due
in
the
boxes outside room 253 Sloan on Monday at 3:00 pm with a
cover sheet. Graded homework papers can be picked up from the TA
during recitation on Thursday. Otherwise your homework will be in
envelopes in a box at the bottom of the shelves (below other Math 2b
boxes).
At the discretion of the TA, if notified BEFORE the
homework is due, late homework is accepted at most once during the term
and extensions recommended by the Dean's Office or Health Center will
also be considered. Note that fatigue, forgetfulness, etc. are
not generally grounds for accepting late homework. Late exams will not
be accepted except under exceptional circumstances, such as prolonged
illness and a note from a Dean. Up
to
one
week
late, a
reduction of 25% of the score will be recorded. After one week, ZERO
credit. (Lowest score is dropped)
Homework will generally be posted on Mondays and due in section boxes the following Monday. There will be about 8 assignments, and your lowest score will be dropped in the final grade. Grading: 4/9ths based on weekly problem sets, 2/9ths on midterm, 3/9ths on final exam. Collaboration policy: "Live" collaboration is encouraged, but using another person's written solutions to see how to do a problem is not allowed. In any case you must write up your own solutions "in your own words". Recitations: Go to the recitations! Each week, a portion of the recitation will be dedicated to introducing some computational (or even theoretical) aspect which the Instructor will not have time to present in class. In general, get to know your TA and bug him/her to death (figuratively speaking) with your questions, and try to fill in all the holes in your understanding of the subject. |
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