Fall 2023 – ECE 302 Probabilistic Methods In Electrical And Computer Engineering

Section 1: MWF 11:30am-12:20pm, ARMS 1010, CRN 17104, ECE 30200-003.

Piazza forum of this course can be found here.

·         Midterm Exams:

Midterm 1: Tuesday 9/12/2023, 8-9pm, SMTH 108. (seating chart, seat assignment will be released in Brightspace) (MT1, solution)

Midterm 2: Thursday 10/12/2023, 8-9pm, SMTH 108. (seating chart, seat assignment will be released in Brightspace) (MT2, solution)

Midterm 3: Thursday 11/16/2023, 8-9pm, SMTH 108. (seating chart, seat assignment will be released in Brightspace) (MT3, solution)

 

The midterm exam score adjustment formulas can be found in this link.

 

·         Final Exam:

To be decided by Purdue Registrar Office.  Please check the following link for the official announcement. (Final, solution)

 

·         ABET Learning Objectives:

Please see the course syllabus for how we evaluate whether you have passed the ABET learning objectives for this semester.

 

·         Office Hours:

(For the office hour links in the table below, you will need your ECN/CAREER password when accessing this page.  BoilerKey is not supported.)

 

MWF Lectures

After lecture Q&A

In Person

@ARMS 1010

@ARMS 1010

 

 

Instructor Office Hours

TA Office Hours

In Person

MSEE354 – Mondays and Wednesdays 12:30-1:20pm

See the link.

Virtual

Thursdays 12:30-1:20pm: Click here for more info.

See the link.

 

 

Homework

Midterms and Final Exams

In Person

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Only in-person exams

Virtual

Only through Gradescope.

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Name of the TA: Pin-Wen Su.

 

·         Evening TA help sessions:

Evening TA help session: See the link for the most up-to-date information.

 

·         TA's contact information:

Email: TA Pin-Wen Su: su173@purdue.edu, Office: BHEE209.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·       Important links that you will use right away:

Announcements

Homework & the related policies

Lecture notes for this semester!

Old complete lecture notes for spring 2019

 

 

 

·       Important links that you will use later in the semester:

Midterm exams & the related policies

Sample exams

Formula tables

Semester-wise grading policy

Syllabus and miscellaneous policies

FAQ

 

 

·       How-to’s:

How to use the online tools.

How to upload HW in Gradescope.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·         Announcements:

12/18/2023: Final exam has been graded. The final exam question and the solution can be found in the top of this page.  Your solution can be reviewed in Gradescope. Review requests are open until 12/19, 11:59am.

12/10/2023: Final exam coverage: Q1 to Q4: PP001-198; Q5 to Q8: PP149-198.  Please use the lecture page number to determine whether the material will be covered or not. 

12/10/2023: The lecture notes of Week 16 have been posted. See the links in lecture notes.

12/10/2023: HW13SOL has been posted in homework. There is no need to turn in HW13.

12/05/2023: HW12SOL and HW13 have been posted in homework. There is no need to turn in HW13.

12/04/2023: HW12 has been posted in homework. There is no need to turn in HW12.

12/04/2023: All your HW and midterm scores have been posted in Brightspace, except for Project 1 and HW11. Please double check your Brightspace scores and let us know if there is any entry error.  The HW scores in Brightspace are before any late penalty adjustment.  The midterm exam scores in Brightspace are the “raw scores” before any adjustment. The midterm exam adjustment formula has been posted in the following link. 

12/04/2023: To encourage online evaluation feedback, this course is offering a 0.5% end-of-semester bonus point for those who complete the Purdue IDP online evaluation. Specifically, please go to the webpage and complete the survey.  There is no need to take any picture.  Just send me a short email with the subject line “ECE302 online evaluation completion” using your Purdue email, then you will receive the 0.5% bonus point.  

If you have time, please write down some sentences about the good part(s) that this course should keep for the future offerings, and also what part(s) we should improve for the future.  Just a numeric score is usually not enough for me to understand how to improve my teaching in the future. (The numeric score is mostly for the administration, not for the instructors.) Most of my teaching has been shaped by the descriptive and very constructive feedback of the past students, and your feedback in this semester will be highly appreciated as well.

12/04/2023: The lecture notes of Weeks 14 and 15 have been posted. See the links in lecture notes.

11/29/2023: MT3 scores have been released.  The midterm exam adjustment formula has been posted in the following link.

11/20/2023: The lecture notes of Weeks 12 and 13, and HW11 have been posted. Note that HW11 due date is Saturday 12/2, not the normal Wednesday deadline. See the links in lecture notes and homework, respectively.

11/20/2023: MT3 and MT3SOL have been posted, which can be found in the links in the top of this page.

11/12/2023: HW10SOL has been posted in homework. 

11/12/2023: HW9SOL has been posted. HW10 has been announced in homework.  Note that HW10, containing only 4 questions, is a self-exercise.  There is no need to turn in HW10.  HW10SOL will be posted shortly. However, the content of HW10 will be tested in MT3 since it is under the exam coverage pp. 084-148.

11/10/2023: The lecture notes of Week 11 and HW8SOL have been posted. See the links in lecture notes and homework, respectively.

11/10/2023: The coverage of MT3 is pp. 084-148.  HW9SOL will be posted during the weekend so that you can study.  However, you still need to turn in HW9 on Wednesday.  Please view HW9 as an honor system HW

11/06/2023: New changes of the office hours this week.
Monday 11/6, 12:30-1:20pm.  This office hour will remain the same;
Wednesday 11/8, 12:30-1:20pm. This office hour will be moved to Tuesday 11/7, 11am-12pm in MSEE354;
Thursday 11/9, 12:30-1:20pm.  This office hour will be moved to Friday 11/10, 12:30-1:20pm in MSEE354.

11/06/2023: The lecture notes of Week 11 have been posted. See the links in lecture notes.

10/30/2023: HW9, HW7SOL, and the lecture notes of Week 10 have been posted. See the links in homework and lecture notes.

10/30/2023: There will still be a regular lecture on Monday 10/30.  There will be no lecture on Wed 11/1 and Fri 11/3.  There will be no instructor office hours for the entire week of 10/30-11/3.

10/23/2023: HW8 and lecture notes of Week 9 have been posted. See the links in homework and lecture notes.

10/19/2023: A new project has been published. Please check the link in homework.

10/19/2023: MT2 and MT2SOL have been posted, which can be found in the links in the top of this page.

A new project has been published. Please check the link in homework.

10/16/2023: HW7 and lecture notes of Week 8 have been posted. See the links in homework and lecture notes.

10/09/2023: HW5SOL has been posted. See the link in homework.

10/06/2023: Lecture notes of Week 7 has been posted. See the link in lecture notes.

10/06/2023: MT2 coverage is pp. 034-083 of the lecture notes. See the link in lecture notes.

10/05/2023: HW6 has been posted, which is a self-exercise and there is no need to turn in HW6. See the link in homework.

10/02/2023: HW4SOL and lecture notes of Week 6 has been posted. See the links in homework and lecture notes, respectively. Also please go to homework and find the demo of HW5 Q49, Q51, Q56, Q58, Q60, and Q61.

09/25/2023: HW5 has been posted. See the links in homework.

09/21/2023: Lecture notes of Week 5 have been posted, see lecture notes.

09/15/2023: There was a typo in the due date of HW4. The correct due date of HW4 is 9/27/2023, 11:59pm. HW4 can be found in homework.

09/14/2023: MT1, MT1SOL, and HW4 have been posted. MT1 and MT1SOL can be found in the links in the top of this page.  HW4 can be found in homework.

09/08/2023: There will be neither lecture nor office hour on Monday 9/11. The lecture is canceled due to the evening exam in 9/12.

09/08/2023: The coverage of MT1 is pp. 001-033 of the lecture notes, see lecture notes, plus the calculus and summation computation questions in the HWs.

09/07/2023: HW2SOL and HW3SOL have been posted.  See the link: homework.

09/01/2023: All lectures of this semester have been (and will be) recorded by BoilerCast.  To access the BoilerCast Video, please go to [Brightspace]->[ECE302]->[Course Tools]->[Kaltura Media Gallery].

09/01/2023: HW3 and lecture notes of Week 2 have been posted.  See the links: homework, lecture notes.

09/01/2023: HW2, HW1SOL, and lecture notes of Week 1 have been posted.  See the links: homework, lecture notes.

08/14/2023: The first lecture starts on Monday (08/21/23) 11:30am in ARMS 1010.