This table gives a tentative timetable for the course. Everything in it, including the dates of homeworks and exams, is subject to change.
| Tuesday | Þursday | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | Þursday | |
| Wk01 |
Jan 29 (Wed)
Continuous Fourier Transforms |
Jan 31 (Fri)
Discrete Fourier Transforms |
| Wk02 |
Feb 5 (Wed)
Spectral Analysis of Random Data |
Feb 6
Power Spectrum Estimation; Problem Set 1 due |
| Wk03 |
Feb 11
Fundamentals of Probability; Problem Set 2 due |
Feb 13
Probability Distributions |
| Wk04 |
Feb 18
Multivariate Distributions |
Feb 20
Binomial, Poisson and Exponential Distributions; Problem Set 3 due |
| Wk05 |
Feb 21 (Fri)
Gamma, Gaussian and Chi-Squared Distributions |
Mar 7 (Fri)
Sums of Random Variables; The Central Limit Theorem |
| Wk06 |
Mar 4
Review for Prelim Exam 1; Problem Set 4 due Feb 27 |
Mar 6
FIRST PRELIM EXAM
|
| Wk07 |
Mar 11
Multivariate Normal Distribution |
Mar 13
Student's Theorem; Problem Set 5 problem 1 due |
| Wk08 |
Mar 18
Reduced Chi-Squared; Problem Set 5 problem 1 due |
Mar 20
Part Three: Statistical Inference Inference Case Study: Statistics Constructed from Data |
|
Mar 25
No Class (Spring Break) |
Mar 27
No Class (Spring Break) |
|
| Wk09 |
Apr 1
Part Three: Statistical Inference Maximum Likelihood Estimates; Fisher Matrix; Problem Set 6 due |
Apr 3
Part Three: Statistical Inference Plausible Intervals and Confidence Intervals |
| Wk10 |
Apr 8
Part Three: Statistical Inference Frequentist Hypothesis Testing |
Apr 10
Part Three: Statistical Inference Bayesian Hypothesis Testing (Bayes Factor); Problem Set 7 due |
| Wk11 |
Apr 15
Part Three: Statistical Inference Monte Carlo Methods |
Apr 17
Review for Prelim Exam 2; Problem Set 8 due |
| Wk12 |
Apr 22
SECOND PRELIM EXAM
|
Apr 24
Part Three: Statistical Inference Markov Chain Monte Carlo |
| Wk13 |
Apr 29
Part Three: Statistical Inference Counting Experiments with Known Background Rate; Problem Set 9 due |
May 1
Part Three: Statistical Inference Counting Experiments with Unknown Background Rate (ON/OFF) |
| Wk14 |
May 6
Part Three: Statistical Inference Jeffreys Prior; Conjugate Prior Family |
May 8
Part Three: Statistical Inference Maximum Entropy; Problem Set 10 due |
| Wk15 |
May 13
Review for Final Exam; Problem Set 11 due |
May 15
No Class (Study Period) |
Last Modified: 2014 May 19
Dr. John T. Whelan / john.whelan@astro.rit.edu / Professor, School of Mathematical Sciences & Center for Computational Relativity and Gravitation, Rochester Institute of TechnologyThe contents of this communication are the sole responsibility of Prof. John T. Whelan and do not necessarily represent the opinions or policies of RIT, SMS, or CCRG.
