Calendar for CS 147, Spring 2012

I try to make the current week correct as of the previous Friday. Future weeks are estimates.

Reading assignments are in red. Due dates for written project requirements are given in bold. Homework assignments are given as Web links and are listed on the date they are due.

 

January
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 18
 Class introduction
 
 No reading assignment
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 23
 Approaches to Measurement
 
 Chapters 1-2
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 25
 Selecting techniques
 
 Chapter 3
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 30
 Introduction to statistics
 
 Chapter 12
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February
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday












 1
 Summarizing data


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 6
 Summarizing variability
 Determining distributions

 7



 8
 Comparing systems
 
 Chapter 13
 Homework 1: Basic Statistics
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 13
 Linear Regression
 
 Chapter 14
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 15
 FAST Conference
 Homework 2: Making Judgments

 16
 FAST Conference


 17
 FAST Conference


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 20
 Multiple Regression
 
 15.1-15.2
 
 Project proposals due
 21



 22
 Advanced Regression
 
 15.3-15.6
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 27
 Example of Analysis


 28



 29
 Graphical Presentation (1)
 
 Chapter 10
 Homework 3: Multiple Regression












 

March
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
















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 5
 Student presentations of project plans
 Graphical Presentation (2)

 6



 7
 Graphical Presentation (3)


 8



 9
 
 Project critiques due
 Project designs due
 10



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 12
 Spring break


 13
 Spring break


 14
 Spring break


 15
 Spring break


 16
 Spring break


 17



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 19
 Graphical Presentation (3)
 Workload types
 
 Chapter 4
 20



 21
 Workload selection
 Workload characterization
 
 Chapter 5
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 26
 Measurement tools
 
 Chapters 7 & 8
 27



 28
 Test loads
 Ratio games
 
 Chapters 9 & 11
 Homework 4: Graphical Presentation
 29



 30
 Cesar Chavez Day


 31



 

April
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
 1



 2
 Introduction to experimental design
 Binary factorial designs
 
 Chapters 16 & 17
 3



 4
 Replicated binary designs
 
 Chapter 18
 5



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 8



 9
 Fractional factorial designs
 One-factor experiments
 
 Chapter 19 & 20
 10



 11
 Two-factor experiments
 
 Chapters 21-23
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 16
 General designs
 Further considerations
 
 17



 18
 Introduction to queueing theory
 
 Chapters 30-31
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 23
 Networks of queues
 
 Chapters 32-36
 24



 25
 Project presentations


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 27
 Last day of classes


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May
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday








 1
 Presentation Days


 2
 Presentation Days


 3
 Senior finals


 4
 Senior finals
 Project critiques due
 Project reports due
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 7
 Finals


 8
 Finals


 9
 Finals


 10
 Finals


 11
 Finals


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