Lecture notes and tutorials
Topics course on
high-dimensional probability and statistics
Advanced undergraduate course on the mathematics of data
Graduate course on
modern discrete probability
Topics course on
stochastic processes
in evolutionary genetics
First year of
graduate probability theory
Brief survey of
mathematical phylogenetics
Tutorial on
sequence-length requirements in phylogenetics
Summer school slides on
probability on graphs with applications to data science
Tutorial slides on
mathematical phylogenomics
This year
Spring 2022: MATH 535 - Mathematical Methods in Data Science
Fall 2021: MATH 888 - High-Dimensional Probability and Statistics [Topics in Mathematical Data Science]
Past courses at UW-Madison
Fall 2020: MATH 535 - Mathematical Methods in Data Science
Fall 2020: MATH 833 - Modern Discrete Probability [Topics in Probability]
Spring 2020: MATH 535 - Mathematical Methods in Data Science
Fall 2019: MATH 431 - Introduction to the Theory of Probability
Spring 2018: MATH 734 - Theory of Probability II
Fall 2017: MATH 833 - Modern Discrete Probability [Topics in Probability]
Fall 2017: MATH 431 - Introduction to the Theory of Probability
Fall 2016: MATH 632 - Introduction to Stochastic Processes
Spring 2015: MATH 632 - Introduction to Stochastic Processes
Fall 2014: MATH 632 - Introduction to Stochastic Processes
Fall 2014: MATH 833 - Modern Discrete Probability [Topics in Probability]
Fall 2013: MATH 331 - Introduction to Probability and Markov Chain Modeling
Fall 2013: MATH 632 - Introduction to Stochastic Processes
Fall 2013: MATH 733 - Theory of Probability I
Fall 2012: MATH 213 - Calculus and Introduction to Differential Equations
Fall 2012: MATH 833 - Stochastic Processes in Evolution and Genetics [Topics in Probability]
Past courses at UCLA, UC-Berkeley and Ecole Polytechnique-Montreal
Spring 2012
MATH 32B: Calculus of Several Variables (Undergraduate) - UCLA
Description: Prerequisite: course 31B and 32A.
Introduction to integral calculus of several variables, line and surface integrals..
MATH 285J: Applied Probability -- An Introduction (Graduate) - UCLA
Description: Prerequisite: undergraduate probability course will be useful.
Overview of Basic Probability:
Events;
Random variables;
Generating functions;
Basic limit laws;
Simulation.
Introduction to Markov Processes:
Markov chains;
Poisson processes;
Branching processes;
Continuous-time Markov processes;
Diffusion processes and numerical methods (if time permits).
Winter 2012
MATH 32B: Calculus of Several Variables (Undergraduate) - UCLA
Description: Prerequisite: course 31B and 32A.
Introduction to integral calculus of several variables, line and surface integrals..
MATH 275B: Probability Theory (Graduate) - UCLA
Description: Prerequisite: course 245A or 265A.
Connection between probability theory and real analysis.
Weak and strong laws of large numbers, central limit theorem,
conditioning, ergodic theory, martingale theory.
Spring 2011
MATH 182: Algorithms (Undergraduate) - UCLA
Description: Prerequisite: course 3C or 32A.
Graphs, greedy algorithms, divide and conquer algorithms, dynamic programming,
network flow. Emphasis on designing efficient algorithms useful in diverse
areas such as bioinformatics and allocation of resources.
Winter 2011
MATH 275B: Probability Theory (Graduate) - UCLA
Description: Prerequisite: course 245A or 265A.
Connection between probability theory and real analysis.
Weak and strong laws of large numbers, central limit theorem,
conditioning, ergodic theory, martingale theory.
Fall 2010
MATH 275A: Probability Theory (Graduate) - UCLA
Description: Prerequisite: course 245A or 265A.
Connection between probability theory and real analysis.
Weak and strong laws of large numbers, central limit theorem,
conditioning, ergodic theory, martingale theory.
Spring 2010
MATH 285K: Topics in Probability: Stochastic Processes in Evolution and Genetics (Graduate) - UCLA
Description: Prerequisite: No biology background is required; a graduate course in stochastic processes will be useful. Rigorous mathematical analysis of probabilistic and
combinatorial structures arising from biology, mostly in the study of evolution and
genetics. See website for details.
Winter 2010
MATH 275B: Probability Theory (Graduate) - UCLA
Description: Prerequisite: course 245A or 265A.
Connection between probability theory and real analysis.
Weak and strong laws of large numbers, central limit theorem,
conditioning, ergodic theory, martingale theory.
Fall 2006
STAT 205A: Probability Theory (Graduate) - UC Berkeley
[Teaching Assistant]
Description: Measure theory concepts needed for probability.
Expectation, distributions. Laws of large numbers and central limit theorems
for independent random variables. Characteristic function methods.
Conditional expectations; martingales and theory convergence.
Fall 2002
MTH 2305: Probability for Engineers (Undergraduate) - Ecole Polytechnique, Montreal
Description: Elementary Probabilities. Random Variables. Random Vectors.
Stochastic Processes. Estimation and Testing. Quality Control.