COSC-223: Probability and Computing

Spring 2019


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***This schedule may be updated. Please check back often for the latest version.***
Week of
Topic
Assignment
1/28/19 Probability on events HW0: Math background (due Fri. 2/1 in class)
HW1 (out Fri. 2/1, due Fri. 2/8 in class)
2/4/19 Discrete RVs HW2 (out Fri. 2/8, due Fri. 2/15 in class)
2/11/19 More on discrete RVs HW3 (out Fri. 2/15, due Fri. 2/22 in class)
2/18/19 Variance and higher moments, introduction to caching
  Weds:
    Midterm 1 topics list
HW4 (out Fri. 2/22, due Weds. 2/27 in class---NO LATE DAYS allowed on this assignment)
Project 1 (due Fri. 3/8, 5:00pm, partner selection due Sun. 2/24 11:59pm)
2/25/19 DTMCs, MIDTERM (Fri. 3/1)
3/4/19 More with DTMCs
3/11/19
SPRING BREAK
3/18/19 Continuous RVs HW5 (out Weds. 3/20, due Fri. 3/29 in class)
3/25/19 Introduction to queueing, simulation Project 2 (due Fri. 4/12, 11:59pm, partner selection due Thurs. 3/28 5:00pm)
4/1/19 Queueing analysis: Poisson process and CTMCs
4/8/19 More on CTMCs
  Thurs:
    Midterm 2 topics list
HW6 (out Mon. 4/8, due Weds. 4/17 in class---NO LATE DAYS allowed on this assignment)
Project 3 presentation signups (due Mon. 4/15, 5:00pm): Sign up here
4/15/19 Randomized algorithms, MIDTERM (Fri. 4/19) HW7 (out Weds. 4/17, due Fri. 4/26 in class)
4/22/19 More on randomized algorithms, starting project presentations HW8: redo midterm (out Weds. 4/24, due Fri. 5/3 in class)
4/29/19 Project presentations