lecture 1 slides updates

slides/BDA_lecture_1a.tex

@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
   \item Book: Gelman, Carlin, Stern, Dunson, Vehtari \& Rubin: Bayesian Data
     Analysis, Third Edition. {\footnotesize (online pdf available)}
   \item The course website has more detailed information\\
-    {\small\url{https://avehtari.github.io/BDA_course_Aalto/Aalto2023.html}}
+    {\small\url{https://avehtari.github.io/BDA_course_Aalto/Aalto2024.html}}
   \item Timetable: see the course website
   \item TAs: David Kohns, Mélanie Guhl, Noa Kallioinen, Anna Riha, Varun Shanmugam, Maksim Sinelnikov, Teemu
     Säilynoja
@@ -283,13 +283,24 @@
 improve and iterate
 \end{minipage}
 
+\end{frame}
+
+\begin{frame}{Bayesian Workflow}
+
+
+  \vspace{\baselineskip}
+  \hspace{1cm}  \begin{minipage}[t]{0.8\linewidth}
+    All the pieces put together
+  \end{minipage}
+
+
 \end{frame}
 
 \begin{frame}{Probabilistic programming and Stan}
 
   Stan is a probabilistic programming framework and ecosystem
 
-  40+ developers, 100+ contributors, 100K+ users
+  40+ developers, 100+ contributors, 200K+ users
 
   \center
   \vspace{\baselineskip}
@@ -353,7 +364,6 @@
     \item uncertainty is presented with probabilities
     \item probabilities are updated based on new information
     \end{itemize}
-    \pause
     \item Thomas Bayes (170?--1761)
     \begin{itemize}
     \item English nonconformist, Presbyterian minister,
@@ -369,7 +379,7 @@
   \item Modern Bayesian theory with rigorous proofs developed in
     20th century
     \pause
-  \item A nice book about history: Sharon Bertsch McGrayne,
+  \item A nice book about history: Sharon Bertsch McGrayne,\\
     \textit{The Theory That Would Not Die}, 2012.
 \end{itemize}
 \end{frame}
@@ -555,6 +565,7 @@
   \item[-] continuous probability distribution
   \item[-] cumulative distribution function (cdf)
   \item[-] likelihood
+  \item[-] Bayes rule
   \end{itemize}
 
 \end{frame}

slides/BDA_lecture_1b.tex

@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
   \begin{itemize}
   \item No lecture on 9th September as I and most TAs are in StanCon conference
   \item Yes lecture on 14th October although it is evaluation week
-  \item No lecture on 24th October as I'm away
+  \item No lecture on 24th October
   \item Project presentations on week starting 9th December
   \end{itemize}
 
@@ -174,12 +174,12 @@
 \begin{frame}
   \frametitle{Bayesian data analysis}  %
   \framesubtitle{Assessment}
-  \begin{itemize}
-  \item Assignments 40\%, e-exam 10\%, and project work and presentation 40\%
-     \begin{itemize}
-     \item Minimum of 50\% of points must be obtained from each
-     \end{itemize}
-  \end{itemize}
+    \begin{itemize}
+    \item Assignments 40\%
+    \item E-exam 10\%
+    \item Project work and presentation 50\%\\~
+    \item Minimum of 50\% of points must be obtained from each
+    \end{itemize}
 
 \end{frame}
 
@@ -215,10 +215,10 @@
   \begin{itemize}
   \item Weekly assignments (some have two weeks time)
     \begin{itemize}
-    \item R (Python) simulation assignments
-    \item Stan probabilistic programming assignments (via R (Python))
+    \item R simulation assignments
+    \item Stan probabilistic programming assignments (via R)
     \end{itemize}
-  \item Related R (Python) demos available (see the course web site)
+  \item Related R demos available (see the course web site)
   \item TAs available: the web page for TA session times
   \item Assignment deadlines on Sunday (see detailed info in the course web page)
     \begin{itemize}
@@ -228,6 +228,9 @@
       working on weekdays
     \end{itemize}
   \item Submit assignment answers via MyCourses Quizzes
+    \begin{itemize}
+    \item autosubmission of Quiz answers at the deadline time
+    \end{itemize}
   \item For some later assignments submit also a report in FeedbackFruits
   % \item After the assignment deadline, the grading period Monday--Tuesday
   % \item Students grade 3 other assignments using peergrade.io
@@ -243,7 +246,8 @@
   \item We use R in the course as there are more packages for Stan and
     statistical analysis in general in R
     \begin{itemize}
-    \item this will make specifically the later part of the course easier
+    \item this will make specifically it easier to work with
+      hierarchical models in the later part of the course
     \end{itemize}
   \end{itemize}
 
@@ -364,8 +368,7 @@
   \begin{itemize}
   \item All exam questions picked from the assignment questions
   \item No programming tasks
-  \item Choose your own time to take the e-exam from 18 November to 13
-    December
+  \item Choose your own time to take the e-exam %from 18 November to 13 December
   \end{itemize}
 
 \end{frame}
@@ -378,7 +381,7 @@
   \item Project work in groups of 1--3
     \begin{itemize}
     \item combines all the pieces learned in one project work
-    \item R notebook / Quarto report
+    \item Quarto notebook report
     \item project report peer graded (30\% of the project score)
     \item oral presentation graded by me and TAs (70\% of the project score)
     \end{itemize}
@@ -390,12 +393,13 @@
 \begin{frame}
 
   \frametitle{Zulip chat}  %
-  \framesubtitle{bda2024.zulip.cs.aalto.fi}
+  \framesubtitle{bda2024.zulip.aalto.fi}
 
   \begin{itemize}
   \item Aalto login, hosted by Aalto IT, deleted after one year
-  \item The web interface is better, but the mobile app has gained
-    push notifications, too
+  \item The web interface is better\\ (the mobile app has push
+    notifications capability, but Aalto has not enabled it in Aalto
+    server)
   \item Different streams for announcements, general, assignments, etc.
   \end{itemize}