Announcements

  • The final exam will be on Thursday, 12/13 from 7PM to 10PM. Check out the preparation post on Piazza, and stay tuned with an email about your exam location and seat assignment.

  • Office hours this week will be held as normal on Monday and Tuesday.

  • There will be no official tutoring sessions this week.

  • Please take our end-of-semester survey and the official course evaluations by next Friday, 12/7. If 85% of the class fills out our end-of-semester survey and the official Berkeley course evaluations, you all get a point back on the final exam.

  • Stay tuned for project 2 grades this week and a semifinal grade report next week.

  • HW12 is due tomorrow (11/29) at 11:59pm. Project 3 is due Friday (11/30) at 11:59pm.

  • Please take our end-of-semester survey by next Friday, 12/7. If 85% of the class fills out our end-of-semester survey and the official Berkeley course evaluations, you all get a point back on the final exam.

  • Please come to lecture Friday, 11/28. We will be doing official Berkeley course evaluations in class.

  • Make-up lecture next Monday, 12/3, here, 150 Wheeler, at 9am.

  • We will hold final exam reviews on Wednesday 12/5 and Friday 12/7, here, 150 Wheeler, 9-10am. Optional, no new material will be covered.

  • Some office hour locations this week have changed. Find the latest info at the office hours page.

  • We updated Project 3 to correct mistakes in Q2.1.4 and Q2.1.5. Please get the updated copy by following our instructions on Piazza.

  • Some office hour locations this week have changed. Find the latest info at the office hours page.

  • The course schedule has been updated to reflect the last few weeks' cancellations. Lecture will continue through next Monday, 12/3.

  • We updated Project 3, to correct mistakes in Q2.1.4 and Q2.1.5. Please get the updated copy by following our instructions on Piazza.
  • Project 3 will be released this weekend.
  • Project 1 grades have been released. Regrade requests are due on Wednesday 11/7.

  • There are still a few open spots for small-group tutoring sections. To find more info and to sign up, check out the post on Piazza

  • Ramesh's Tuesday office hours this week have been moved to Thursday. As always, you can check the office hours page for up-to-date info.

  • Homework 10 is due this Thursday. You can submit it early on Wednesday for a bonus point.

  • Project 2 is due this Friday. You can submit it early on Thursday for a bonus point.

  • Homework 9 is due this Thursday. You can submit it early on Wednesday for a bonus point.

  • Many of this week's office hours have been moved to the Garbarini lounge. See Piazza for more on how to find the room, and be sure to check the office hours page for up-to-date info on locations.

  • Sign-ups for tutoring will open today at 11am: https://piazza.com/class/ji0gwp9m57omr?cid=945.
  • Midterm grades are now available. Regrade requests are due Sunday, 10/21, at 11:59pm; see the link for details.

  • No homework this week.

  • The midterm is tonight at 7pm.
  • If you haven't received an email with your midterm seat assignment and location, please contact Emma Jaeger immediately.
  • Don't forget - homework 7 is tonight!

  • Please take our mid-semester survey! This is very helpful to us in improving the course -- we hope you'll fill it out. Deadline: Thursday at 11:59pm.

  • Midterm review session tonight, Wednesday, 8:00-9:30pm in 2050 Valley Life Sciences Building (VLSB).

  • The midterm is this Friday, 10/12, at 7pm. Study! Some advice on midterm prep: Read through the textbook on any topics you are fuzzy on. Take a practice midterm. Watch the video walkthrough for solutions if you want. See what topics you need more help on. Sleep well on Thursday night!

  • Homework 7 is due Wednesday, 10/10, at 11:59pm (a day earlier than usual). Don't forget to submit!

  • Please take our mid-semester survey! This is very helpful to us in improving the course -- we hope you'll fill it out. Deadline: Wednesday, 10/10, at 11:59pm.

  • Homework 5 grades are now out. Regrades due Wed 10/10 at 11:59pm, so check over your grades now.

  • The midterm is this Friday, 10/12, at 7pm. This is a good time to start studying for the midterm. We will have review in lab this week, and a review session on Wednesday evening, 8:00-9:30pm in 2050 Valley Life Sciences Building (VLSB).

  • Homework 7 will be released tomorrow (Thursday) night, and will be due on Wednesday 10/10 at 11:59pm -- a day early.
  • Regrade requests: see here. Regrade requests should be submitted on Gradescope or emailed to your lab TA (not posted on Piazza).
  • Many office hours have changed location this week because of anticipated demand, so please check the location listed on the website before going.
  • Project 1 is released. Checkpoint is due Friday 9/21; project is due Friday 9/28. You may work with a partner from your lab.
  • To get credit for checkpoint for Project 1, finish the first 8 questions before the checkpoint date, 9/21, and submit the project! The submit cell is at the bottom of the project.
  • HW 4 is due Thurs, 9/20 at midnight. Get an extra credit point by submitting before Wed, 9/19, at midnight!
  • Lab this week will be Project 1 work time! There will be no standalone programming lab assignment this week.
  • I made a mistake in lecture on Monday; see here for explanation.
  • Tutoring sign-ups will be released Saturday noon. Tutoring will start next Monday.
  • Office hours today 10-12 are in a new location, Garbarini Lounge.
  • Some office hour locations have shifted; check our calendar.

  • If you are on the waitlist: either complete and submit labs by Wednesday 8:59am with all tests passing 100%; or complete your lab and go to office hours on Friday to get checked off.

  • Homework 1 is due next Thursday, 8/30, at 11:59pm. You will receive a bonus point if you finish it a day early.

  • Office hours will be held starting Monday. See our schedule.

  • Students on the waitlist, please attend an overflow lab on Sunday (or do lab 01 on your own).

  • Students on the waitlist, please attend overflow lecture on Sunday at 3pm in Pimental.

  • Welcome to the start of the semester! Please sign up for Piazza. We'll use it to answer questions, post announcements, and more.
  • Lecture is in Zellerbach Hall this week!
  • Lab starts this week, bring a laptop and get ready to learn!
  • Sign up for one of our connector courses.

Calendar

Instructors: Ramesh Sridharan and David Wagner

Lecture: MWF 9am-10am in 150 Wheeler

Date Topic Lecture Reading Assignment
Wed 8/22 Introduction Slides, Demos 1.1, 1.2, 1.3
Fri 8/24 Cause and Effect Slides 2
Homework 01 (Due Thu 8/30)
Mon 8/27 Tables Slides, Demos, Video 3
Wed 8/29 Data Types Slides, Demos, Video 4, 5
Fri 8/31 Building Tables Slides, Demos, Video 6.1, 6.2
Homework 02 (Due Thu 9/6)
Mon 9/3 Holiday: No Lecture
Wed 9/5 Charts; Census Slides, Demos, Video 7, 7.1, 6.3, 6.4
Fri 9/7 Census Slides, Demos, Video 6.3, 6.4
Homework 03 (Due Thu 9/13)
Mon 9/10 Histograms Slides, Demos, Video 7.2, 7.3
Wed 9/12 Functions Slides, Demos, Video 8, 8.1
Fri 9/14 Groups Slides, Demos, Video 8.2, 8.3
Homework 04 (Due Thu 9/20)
(Checkpoint Fri 9/21; Due Fri 9/28)
Mon 9/17 Joins Slides, Demos, Video 8.4
Wed 9/19 Table Examples Slides, Demos, Video 8.5
Lab: Project 1
Fri 9/21 Iteration Slides, Demos, Video 9, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3
Homework 05 (Due Thu 9/27)
Mon 9/24 Chance Slides, Demos, Video 9.4, 9.5
Wed 9/26 Sampling Slides, Demos, Video 10, 10.1, 10.2
Fri 9/28 Models Slides, Demos, Video 10.3
Homework 06 (Due Thu 10/4)
Mon 10/1 Comparing Distributions Slides, Demos, Video 11.1, 11.2
Wed 10/3 Decisions and Uncertainty Slides, Demos, Video 11.3
Fri 10/5 A/B Testing Slides, Demos, Video 12.1, 12.2
Homework 07 (Due Wed 10/10)
Mon 10/8 Causality Slides, Demos, Video 12.3
Wed 10/10 Examples Slides, Demos, Video 12.2
Lab: Midterm Review
Fri 10/12 Midterm Review Slides, Video
Mon 10/15 Confidence intervals Slides, Demos, Video 13, 13.1, 13.2
Wed 10/17 Interpreting Confidence Slides, Demos, Video 13.3, 13.4
Fri 10/19 Center and Spread Slides, Demos, Video 14, 14.1, 14.2
Homework 08 (Due Thu 10/25)
(Checkpoint Fri 10/26; Due Fri 11/2)
Mon 10/22 The Normal Distribution Slides, Demos, Video 14.3, 14.4
Wed 10/24 Sample Means Slides, Demos, Video 14.5
Lab: Project 2
Fri 10/26 Designing Experiments Slides, Demos, Video 14.6
Homework 09 (Due Thu 11/1)
Mon 10/29 Correlation Slides, Demos, Video 15, 15.1
Wed 10/31 Linear Regression Slides, Demos, Video 15.2
Fri 11/2 Least Squares Slides, Demos, Video 15.3, 15.4
Homework 10 (Due Thu 11/8)
Mon 11/5 Residuals Slides, Demos, Video 15.5, 15.6
Wed 11/7 Regression Inference Slides, Demos, Video 16
Fri 11/9 Classification Slides, Demos, Video 17, 17.1, 17.2, 17.3
Homework 11 (Due Thu 11/15)
(Checkpoint Mon 11/19; Due Fri 11/30)
Mon 11/12 Holiday: No Lecture
Wed 11/14 Classifiers Slides, Demos, Video 17.4
Lab: Project 3
Homework 12 (Due Thu 11/29)
Fri 11/16 cancelled: No Lecture
Mon 11/19 cancelled: No Lecture
Wed 11/21 Holiday: No Lecture
Fri 11/23 Holiday: No Lecture
Mon 11/26 Decisions Slides, Demos, Video 18
Wed 11/28 Privacy Demos, Video
Fri 11/30 Case Studies Slides, Demos
Mon 12/3 Review Slides, Video
Wed 12/5 Lead Review 1 Video