Data 89: Mathematical and Graphical Foundations of Probability

UC Berkeley, Spring 2026

Week 2 Announcement

Jan 26 · 1 min read

Homework 2 has been released. It is due Monday, Feb 2nd at 5 p.m.

If you have a conflict with one of our midterms, see this Ed post.

Calendar

Week 1

Week 2

Mon, Jan 26
Tue, Jan 27
Wed, Jan 28
Discussion 2Worksheet
Thu, Jan 29
Lecture 4Probability Models: Continuous Random Variables

Week 3

Mon, Feb 02
Homework 3Due 2/9
Tue, Feb 03
Lecture 5Visualizing Functions and Models: Global Properties
Wed, Feb 04
QUIZ 2
Discussion 3
Thu, Feb 05
Lecture 6Visualizing Functions and Models: Local Properties
Fri, Feb 06
Quiz RetakeQuiz 1 Retakes Friday Feb 6

Week 4

Mon, Feb 09
Homework 4Due 2/17
Tue, Feb 10
Lecture 7Distribution Attributes: Expectation as Central Tendency 1
Wed, Feb 11
Discussion 4
Quiz RetakeQuiz 2 Retakes Wednesday Feb 11 - Friday Feb 13
Thu, Feb 12
Lecture 8Distribution Attributes: Expectation as Central Tendency 2

Week 5

Mon, Feb 16
Homework 5Due 2/23
Tue, Feb 17
Lecture 9Distribution Attributes: Standard Deviation as Dispersion
Wed, Feb 18
QUIZ 3
Discussion 5
Thu, Feb 19
Lecture 10Distribution Attributes: Tails and Asymptotics

Week 6

Mon, Feb 23
Exam Exam 1, 7-9pm
Homework 6Due 3/2
Tue, Feb 24
Lecture 11Techniques: Sequences, Series, and Asymptotic Rates
Wed, Feb 25
Discussion 6
Thu, Feb 26
Lecture 12Techniques: Taylor Series and Function Approximation

Week 7

Mon, Mar 02
Homework 7Due 3/9
Quiz RetakeQuiz 3 Retakes Monday March 2 - Tuesday March 3
Tue, Mar 03
Lecture 13Techniques: Integrals and Sums of Function Combinations
Wed, Mar 04
Discussion 7
Thu, Mar 05
Lecture 14Techniques: Integration by Substitution and Change of Variables

Week 8

Mon, Mar 09
Homework 8Due 3/26
Tue, Mar 10
Lecture 15Coordinate Systems for Multiple Variables
Wed, Mar 11
QUIZ 4
Discussion 8
Thu, Mar 12
Lecture 16Visualizing Functions: Multivariate Functions

Week 9

Mon, Mar 16
Homework 9Due 3/30
Tue, Mar 17
Lecture 17Probability Models: Joint Distributions
Wed, Mar 18
QUIZ 5
Discussion 9
Thu, Mar 19
Lecture 18Techniques: Partial Derivatives and Gradients
Fri, Mar 20
Quiz RetakeQuiz 4 Retakes Friday March 20

Week 10

Mon, Mar 23
Spring Break
Tue, Mar 24
Spring Break
Wed, Mar 25
Spring Break
Thu, Mar 26
Spring Break

Week 11

Mon, Mar 30
Homework 10Due 4/6
Tue, Mar 31
Lecture 19Techniques: Gradients and Optimization
Wed, Apr 01
QUIZ 6
Discussion 10
Thu, Apr 02
Lecture 20Techniques: Integrals and Sums in Multiple Dimensions
Fri, Apr 03
Quiz RetakeQuiz 5 Retakes Friday April 3

Week 12

Mon, Apr 06
Exam Exam 2, 7-9pm
Homework 11Due 4/13
Tue, Apr 07
Lecture 21Techniques: Splitting Sums and Conditional Expectation
Wed, Apr 08
Discussion 11
Quiz RetakeQuiz 6 Retakes Wednesday April 8 - Friday April 10
Thu, Apr 09
Lecture 22Techniques: Integration on Manifolds and Change of Coordinates

Week 13

Mon, Apr 13
Homework 12Due 4/20
Tue, Apr 14
Lecture 23Distribution Attributes: Covariance and Correlation
Wed, Apr 15
Discussion 12
Thu, Apr 16
Lecture 24Application: Concentration and The Law of Large Numbers

Week 14

Mon, Apr 20
Homework 13Due 4/27
Tue, Apr 21
Lecture 25Application: Expectation, Estimation, and Bias
Wed, Apr 22
QUIZ 7
Discussion 13
Thu, Apr 23
Lecture 26Application: The Law of Total Variance and ANOVA

Week 15

Mon, Apr 27
Homework 14Due 5/4
Tue, Apr 28
Lecture 27Review I
Wed, Apr 29
Discussion 14
Quiz RetakeQuiz 7 Retakes Wednesday April 29 - Friday May 1
Thu, Apr 30
Lecture 28Review II

Week 16

Mon, May 04
RRR Week
Tue, May 05
RRR Week
Wed, May 06
RRR Week
Thu, May 07
RRR Week

Week 17

Mon, May 11
Finals Week
Tue, May 12
Finals Week
Wed, May 13
Finals Week
Thu, May 14
Finals Week

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