Welcome to 553.730 Statistical Theory, Fall 2017. Class start date = thursday august 31; i think the first actual class meeting is tuesday september 05? * Tue & Thu @ 3-4:15 @ Gilman 377 * Fri @ 3-3:50 @ Hodson 303 TA = Jingyi = jingyi.zhu@jhu.edu Office Hours = Tue & Thu @ 4:15-6 @ Clark 301D Chapter 1 is a whirlwind tour of ideas we will use throughout our continuing study of mathematical statistics. Skim this chapter, and the problems. (Just *skim* -- read quickly, without necessarily working through all the details! Keep track of passages which you don't fully understand, but don't allow these passages to deter you from finishing the reading. Familiarity with the ideas is important. We will highlight important details in class or with homework, and some of the details we will return to when needed ...) Reading chapter 1 can be daunting; I recommend that you consider getting a head start! NB: Homework #1 is due thursday september 07 cheers, carey Carey E Priebe