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  • Lectures

    Lecture slides will appear on this page as the course progresses, on the previous business day before the lecture by latest. Any substantive changes (so not the fixing of trivial typos) made after that will be pointed out on this page. 

    Lecture slides are mostly not in themselves readable material, but they should be helpful for making your own notes. Most formulas and graphs from the lectures will also appear in the outlines. After the lecture you should be able to understand all points made in the outline; if you are not sure about some even after discussing with your friends who attended the lecture then make sure to ask me about it, during or after the lecture! 

    There is always a chance to ask questions about the topics of the previous lecture in the beginning of the lecture. There is a classroom Q&A immediately after the end of every lecture, where you can also ask about any previous topic.

    The course schedule shows which textbook chapters relate to which lectures. Material that is only covered in the listed textbook chapters, but not in the lectures or problem sets, is not central to the course (and will not receive much attention in the exam either). There will also be a few topics that are only covered at the lectures and not in the textbook, e.g. decision analysis. 

    For the schedule, see the Course Schedule linked from the Course home page. Small changes are always possible especially between consecutive lectures.


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