Data 89: Mathematical and Graphical Foundations of Probability
UC Berkeley, Spring 2026
Week 2 Announcement
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
| Mon, Jan 19 | Homework 1Probability Essentials (Due 1/26) |
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| Tue, Jan 20 | ||
| Wed, Jan 21 | Discussion 1Worksheet |
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| Thu, Jan 22 |
Week 2
| Mon, Jan 26 | Homework 2Distributions and Models (Due 2/2) |
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| Tue, Jan 27 | ||
| Wed, Jan 28 | QUIZ 1Quiz 1 Scope Discussion 2Worksheet |
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| Thu, Jan 29 | Lecture 4Probability Models: Continuous Random Variables |
Week 3
| Mon, Feb 02 | Homework 3Due 2/9 |
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| Tue, Feb 03 | Lecture 5Visualizing Functions and Models: Global Properties |
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| Wed, Feb 04 | QUIZ 2 Discussion 3 |
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| Thu, Feb 05 | Lecture 6Visualizing Functions and Models: Local Properties |
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| Fri, Feb 06 |
Quiz RetakeQuiz 1 Retakes Friday Feb 6 |
Week 4
| Mon, Feb 09 | Homework 4Due 2/17 |
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| Tue, Feb 10 | Lecture 7Distribution Attributes: Expectation as Central Tendency 1 |
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| Wed, Feb 11 | Discussion 4
Quiz RetakeQuiz 2 Retakes Wednesday Feb 11 - Friday Feb 13 |
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| Thu, Feb 12 | Lecture 8Distribution Attributes: Expectation as Central Tendency 2 |
Week 5
| Mon, Feb 16 | Homework 5Due 2/23 |
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| Tue, Feb 17 | Lecture 9Distribution Attributes: Standard Deviation as Dispersion |
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| Wed, Feb 18 | QUIZ 3 Discussion 5 |
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| Thu, Feb 19 | Lecture 10Distribution Attributes: Tails and Asymptotics |
Week 6
| Mon, Feb 23 |
Exam
Exam 1, 7-9pm
Homework 6Due 3/2 |
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| Tue, Feb 24 | Lecture 11Techniques: Sequences, Series, and Asymptotic Rates |
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| Wed, Feb 25 | Discussion 6 |
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| 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 |
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| Tue, Mar 03 | Lecture 13Techniques: Integrals and Sums of Function Combinations |
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| Wed, Mar 04 | Discussion 7 |
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| Thu, Mar 05 | Lecture 14Techniques: Integration by Substitution and Change of Variables |
Week 8
| Mon, Mar 09 | Homework 8Due 3/26 |
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| Tue, Mar 10 | Lecture 15Coordinate Systems for Multiple Variables |
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| Wed, Mar 11 | QUIZ 4 Discussion 8 |
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| Thu, Mar 12 | Lecture 16Visualizing Functions: Multivariate Functions |
Week 9
| Mon, Mar 16 | Homework 9Due 3/30 |
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| Tue, Mar 17 | Lecture 17Probability Models: Joint Distributions |
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| Wed, Mar 18 | QUIZ 5 Discussion 9 |
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| Thu, Mar 19 | Lecture 18Techniques: Partial Derivatives and Gradients |
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| Fri, Mar 20 |
Quiz RetakeQuiz 4 Retakes Friday March 20 |
Week 10
| Mon, Mar 23 | Spring Break |
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| Tue, Mar 24 | Spring Break |
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| Wed, Mar 25 | Spring Break |
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| Thu, Mar 26 | Spring Break |
Week 11
| Mon, Mar 30 | Homework 10Due 4/6 |
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| Tue, Mar 31 | Lecture 19Techniques: Gradients and Optimization |
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| Wed, Apr 01 | QUIZ 6 Discussion 10 |
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| Thu, Apr 02 | Lecture 20Techniques: Integrals and Sums in Multiple Dimensions |
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| Fri, Apr 03 |
Quiz RetakeQuiz 5 Retakes Friday April 3 |
Week 12
| Mon, Apr 06 |
Exam
Exam 2, 7-9pm
Homework 11Due 4/13 |
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| Tue, Apr 07 | Lecture 21Techniques: Splitting Sums and Conditional Expectation |
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| Wed, Apr 08 | Discussion 11
Quiz RetakeQuiz 6 Retakes Wednesday April 8 - Friday April 10 |
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| Thu, Apr 09 | Lecture 22Techniques: Integration on Manifolds and Change of Coordinates |
Week 13
| Mon, Apr 13 | Homework 12Due 4/20 |
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| Tue, Apr 14 | Lecture 23Distribution Attributes: Covariance and Correlation |
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| Wed, Apr 15 | Discussion 12 |
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| Thu, Apr 16 | Lecture 24Application: Concentration and The Law of Large Numbers |
Week 14
| Mon, Apr 20 | Homework 13Due 4/27 |
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| Tue, Apr 21 | Lecture 25Application: Expectation, Estimation, and Bias |
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| Wed, Apr 22 | QUIZ 7 Discussion 13 |
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| Thu, Apr 23 | Lecture 26Application: The Law of Total Variance and ANOVA |
Week 15
| Mon, Apr 27 | Homework 14Due 5/4 |
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| Tue, Apr 28 | Lecture 27Review I |
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| Wed, Apr 29 | Discussion 14
Quiz RetakeQuiz 7 Retakes Wednesday April 29 - Friday May 1 |
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| Thu, Apr 30 | Lecture 28Review II |
Week 16
| Mon, May 04 | RRR Week |
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| Tue, May 05 | RRR Week |
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| Wed, May 06 | RRR Week |
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| Thu, May 07 | RRR Week |
Week 17
| Mon, May 11 | Finals Week |
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| Tue, May 12 | Finals Week |
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| Wed, May 13 | Finals Week |
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| Thu, May 14 | Finals Week |