PubH 7460 Biostatistical Computing - Fall 2005


  1. Homework #1 - due September 15, 2005

    Problems 1-5 in notes.001.

  2. Homework #2 - due September 22, 2005

    Problem 2, Project 4, notes.002

    Problem 1, notes.003

  3. Homework #3 - due October 4, 2005

    Problem 5 and Problem 6 in notes.004.

    Problem 9, notes.007, and Problem 10, notes.008.

  4. Homework #4 - due October 13, 2005

    Problem 11, parts 2 and 3, in notes.010

    Problem 13, notes.012

  5. Homework #5 - due October 20, 2005

    Problem 12.A, notes.011 [Note this problem has been added to notes.011]

    Problem 14, notes.016

  6. Homework #6 - due November 10, 2005

    Problem 16 (both parts), notes.017

    Problem 17, notes.018. Also answer the question: is the 2nd derivative matrix at the extremum positive definite or

    negative definite? Prove your answer.

    Problem 18, notes.019

  7. Homework #7 - due November 22, 2005

    Problem 19, notes.020: Solve this using (1) Newton 2nd-deriv approach, and (2) Gauss 1st-deriv approach.

    Problem 20, notes.021

  8. Homework #8 - due December 6, 2005

    Problem 22, notes.022.

    Problem 25, notes.023

    Problem 25B, notes.023

  9. Homework #9 - due December 15, 2005

    Problem X, notes.023b [Note this problem was added to notes.023b: see webpage.]

    Problem 28, notes.026

    Problem 28b, notes.026

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    Most recent update: November 28, 2005.