CEE 6110 Probabilistic and Statistical Methods in Engineering
Schedule and Topic Outline, Fall 2006
Date Day Topic and Readings Due dates
8/28/2006 Mon Preliminary data analysis (KR 1; HH 1,21)  
8/30/2006 Wed  
9/1/2006 Fri  
9/4/2006 Mon Labor Day - no classes  
9/6/2006 Wed Random variables and their properties (KR 3.1, 3.2).  Kiran Chinnayakanahalli. HW0
9/8/2006 Fri  
9/11/2006 Mon HW1
9/13/2006 Wed Basic Probability (KR 2)  
9/15/2006 Fri  
9/18/2006 Mon HW2
9/20/2006 Wed Multiple random variables and conditional probability.  Derived distributions. (KR 3.3-3.5)  
9/22/2006 Fri  
9/25/2006 Mon HW3
9/27/2006 Wed  
9/29/2006 Fri  
10/2/2006 Mon HW4
10/4/2006 Wed Probability distributions (KR 4)  
10/6/2006 Fri  
10/9/2006 Mon Nonparametric density estimation (Silverman chapters 1-3) HW5
10/11/2006 Wed  
10/11/2006 Wed Make up class 2.30 - 4.30 pm ENGR 235  
10/13/2006 Fri Model estimation and testing (KR 5)  
10/16/2006 Mon No Class Tarboton away at PUB workshop  
10/18/2006 Wed  
10/20/2006 Fri Fall Break - no classes  
10/23/2006 Mon No Class Tarboton at INRA Meeting.  
10/24/2006 Tues Make up class 3.30-4.30 ENGR 235. Model estimation and testing continued  
10/25/2006 Wed Review HW6
10/27/2006 Fri Midterm  
10/30/2006 Mon Quantifying uncertainty using the bootstrap and other resampling methods (Efron and Tibshirani chapters 1, 2, 6.)  
11/1/2006 Wed  
11/3/2006 Fri  
11/6/2006 Mon  
11/8/2006 Wed Regression (KR 6.1; HH 9).  Make up class 11/9/06.  4.30 - 6 pm ENGR 235 to accommodate travel next week HW7
11/9/2006 Thur  
11/10/2006 Fri  
11/13/2006 Mon Some students away 11/13 and 11/15, Tarboton away on 11/15 and 11/17.  No classes this week.  
11/15/2006 Wed  
11/17/2006 Fri  
11/20/2006 Mon Regression continued.  
11/21/2006 Tues Multiple regression (KR 6.2; HH 11).  Make up class 11/21/06. 3.30 - 5 in ENGR 235 to accommodate travel last week HW8
11/22/2006 Wed Thanksgiving - No classes  
11/24/2006 Fri  
11/27/2006 Mon Multiple regression continued  
11/29/2006 Wed  
12/1/2006 Fri Nonlinear function estimation and local regression (HTF 2, 3.1-3.3, 6.1-6.5) HW9
12/4/2006 Mon  
12/6/2006 Wed  
12/8/2006 Fri Review.   HW10
       
12/13/2006 Wed Final Exam 9:30 - 11.20 am  
Notes.  KR 1; HH 1,2 etc refer to chapters in the references given in the reading list.
I reserve the right to change dates and topics, including the date of the midterm and assignment due dates with advance warning.