Welcome and Syllabus
Week 01, Spring 2022
- Start: Monday, January 17
- End: Friday, January 21
Summary
Welcome to STAT 385! This week, you will become familiar with the course and get some practice with labs and quizzes on PrairieLearn.
Learning Objectives
After completing this week, you are expected to be able to:
- Understand the syllabus of the course.
- Understand the objectives of the course.
- Communicate with the course staff.
- Use R and RStudio to produce code for labs and quizzes.
- Use PrairieLearn to complete labs and quizzes.
Reading
| Link | Source |
|---|---|
| Syllabus | Course Website |
| Computing Setup | Course Website |
Video
| Title | Link | Mirror |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0 - Welcome and Syllabus | 1.0 - YouTube | 1.0 - ClassTranscribe |
| 1.1 - The Extended Syllabus | 1.1 - YouTube | 1.1 - ClassTranscribe |
| 1.2 - Computing | 1.2 - YouTube | 1.2 - ClassTranscribe |
| 1.3 - Compute Setup | 1.3 - YouTube | 1.3 - ClassTranscribe |
| 1.4 - Lab 00 | 1.4 - YouTube | 1.4 - ClassTranscribe |
| 1.5 - Quiz 00 | 1.5 - YouTube | 1.5 - ClassTranscribe |
Assignments
This week there will be two practice assignments. They will have no effect on your grade, but will help you become familiar with using PrairieLearn for both labs and quizzes. The credit ranges listed for these assignments are meant to demonstrate the process for future assignments, but again, these are not real deadlines as these assignments have no effect on your grade.
| Assignment | Deadline | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| Lab 00 | Friday, January 28 | 100% |
| Quiz 00 | Friday, January 28 | 105% |
Office Hours
- We’ll start office hours next week!
- Be sure to sign up for Ed!