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    The calendar below provides information on the course's lecture (L), recitation (R), tutorial (T), and quiz (Q) sessions.

    Ses # Topics Key dates
    L1 Probability Models and Axioms Problem set 1 out
    T1 Tutorial 1  
    L2 Conditioning and Bayes' Rule  
    R1 Recitation 1  
    L3 Independence

    Problem set 2 out

    Problem set 1 due
    R2 Recitation 2  
    T2 Tutorial 2  
    L4 Counting  
    R3 Recitation 3  
    L5 Discrete Random Variables; Probability Mass Functions; Expectations

    Problem set 3 out

    Problem set 2 due
    R4 Recitation 4  
    T3 Tutorial 3  
    L6 Conditional Expectation; Examples  
    L7 Multiple Discrete Random Variables

    Problem set 4 out

    Problem set 3 due
    R5 Recitation 5  
    T4 Tutorial 4  
    L8 Continuous Random Variables - I  
    R6 Recitation 6  
    L9 Continuous Random Variables - II

    Problem set 5 out

    Problem set 4 due
    R7 Recitation 7  
    T5 Tutorial 5  
    Q1 Quiz 1 (Covers up to L7)  
    R8 Recitation 8  
    L10 Continuous Random Variables and Derived Distributions  
    R9 Recitation 9  
    T6 Tutorial 6  
    L11 More on Continuous Random Variables, Derived Distributions, Convolution  
    R10 Recitation 10  
    L12 Transforms

    Problem set 6 out

    Problem set 5 due
    R11 Recitation 11  
    T7 Tutorial 7  
    L13 Iterated Expectations, Sum of a Random Number of Random Variables

    Problem set 7 out

    Problem set 6 due
    R12 Recitation 12  
    L14 Prediction; Covariance and Correlation  
    R13 Recitation 13  
    T8 Tutorial 8  
    L15 Bernoulli Process  
    R14 Recitation 14  
    L16 Poisson Process Problem set 8 out

    Problem set 7 due
    R15 Recitation 15  
    T9 Tutorial 9  
    Q2 Quiz 2 (Covers up to L14)  
    R16 Recitation 16  
    L17 Poisson Process Examples  
    R17 Recitation 17  
    T10 Tutorial 10  
    L18 Markov Chains - I

    Problem set 9 out

    Problem set 8 due
    R18 Recitation 18  
    T11 Tutorial 11  
    L19 Markov Chains - II  
    R19 Recitation 19  
    L20 Markov Chains - III

    Problem set 10 out

    Problem set 9 due
    R20 Recitation 20  
    T12 Tutorial 12  
    L21 Weak Law of Large Numbers  
    R21 Recitation 21  
    L22 Central Limit Theorem Problem set 10 due
    R22 Recitation 22  
    L23 Strong Law of Large Numbers  
    R23 Recitation 23  
    L24 Interactive Exploration  
    R24 Recitation 24  
      Final Exam (During Finals Week)