MsgMarch26.txt

Hi, everyone.

You are receiving this message because you are either enrolled or on the
waiting list for ECS 132, Spring 2023.

As noted in the course FAQs, this IS a math course, and the math prereqs
are vital.  One of those prereqs is linear algebra, and I have a review
for you at

https://github.com/matloff/fastLinearAlgebra

Lessons 1-5 is all you will need for this class.

Note that as mentioned yesterday, one of the goals of Quiz 0, which will
essentially be a take-home exam due the second week of class, will be to
make sure you're ready to USE linear algebra in probability/statistical
contexts.

I'm enclosing yesterday's message below.

Norm

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1.  If you have not already done so, please make sure to read the FAQs
for the course,

https://github.com/ucdavis/ecs132/blob/master/FAQs.md

If you have already read it, please note that I added an item about
reading at the end, and that I have clarified the math link a bit.

2.  As explained in the FAQs, we will have weekly quizzes, in-class,
using the OMSI tool.  However, THE FIRST QUIZ, Quiz 0, will essentially
be take-home.  Note the following:

a.  The purpose of Quiz 0 will be to get you used to OMSI, get up to
speed on the R language, and review linear algebra.  See the FAQs for
the link to the R tutorial (easy, designed for non-CS people).  I am
also preparing a linear algebra tutorial, to be announced soon, but
unlike the R case, this is intended as review, not new material.

b.  Quiz 0 will be posted sometime in the next couple of days, to give
you a chance to get a head start on the course if you wish.  It will be
due sometime in Week 2 of Spring.  We will start running the OMSI server
in Week 1.

3.  Our textbook will be a subset of the PDF file at

https://heather.cs.ucdavis.edu/~matloff/132/ProbStatBook.pdf

We will cover about 60-70% of that material.  I will post the exact
trimmed version of this file in the next few days.

Looking forward to working with you.

Norm Matloff