MAS1343: Computational Probability and Statistics (with R)

Dr. Lee Fawcett

Newcastle University

MAS1343

Semester 2 for 2014 - 2015

This is the course website for the MAS1343 Computational Probability and Statistics module taught by Dr. Lee Fawcett.

Schedule of lectures and tutorials

Most lectures take place on Mondays, 9-11am, in Lecture Theatre 3 of the Herschel Building.

In addition to the Monday lecture there are regular computer practicals starting in teaching week 2. These take place in the Herschel PC cluster on Wednesdays at 9am.

Please follow your week-by-week timetable in the lecture notes for a complete calendar for this course!

Background reading

The book by Venables and Smith - An Introduction to R: A Programming Environment for Data Analysis and Graphics - provides an excellent, and accessible, overview of everything we'll cover in this module.

You can find an online version of this book, available as a free download, here.

Contact details

Module leader: Lee Fawcett

Email: lee.fawcett@newcastle.ac.uk

Room 2.07
Herschel Building
Newcastle University
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE1 7RU

Phone: (0191) 202 7228