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Week 1: January 20 to January 23, 2026
(partial week, semester begins Tuesday)
Homework for the first week:
Required reading: from page 1 up to and including the statement of Theorem 1.7, page 15.
Optional reading: up to the proof of Lemma 1.9, page 17.
Exercises 1.1–1.43 are optional but highly recommended.
Ask questions in class.
Week 2: January 26 to January 30, 2026
Homework for the second week:
Required reading: Chapter 1 (up to page 28), omitting proofs.
Optional reading: proofs in Chapter 1 (up to page 28).
Exercises are optional but recommended.
Ask questions in class.
Week 3: February 2 to February 6, 2026
Homework for the third week:
Required reading: Chapter 1 (up to the middle of page 35), omitting proofs.
Optional reading: proofs in Chapter 1 (up to page 35).
Exercises are optional but recommended.
Ask questions in class.
Week 4: February 9 to February 13, 2026
Homework for the 4th week:
Required reading: Chapter 1 (up to the middle of page 40), omitting proofs.
Optional reading: proofs in Chapter 1 (up to page 41).
Ask questions in class.
Week 5: February 16 to February 20, 2026
Homework for the 5th week:
Required reading: Chapter 1 (up to the middle of page 43), omitting proofs.
Also read in the Chapter Summary (pages 61–63):
Recurrence and transience
Stationary distributions
Convergence theorems
Optional reading: proofs in Chapter 1 (up to page 43).
Ask questions in class.
Week 6: February 23 to February 27, 2026
Homework for the 6th week:
Required reading: Chapter 1, omitting proofs.
Optional reading: proofs in Chapter 1.
Ask questions in class.
Quiz 4 on Friday, February 27, 2026.
Week 7: March 2 to March 6, 2026
Quiz 5 on Friday, March 6, 2026.
Week 8: March 9 to March 13, 2026
Homework for the 7th and 8th weeks:
Required reading: Chapter 2, Sections 1, 2, 3, omitting proofs.
Optional reading: proofs in Chapter 2, Sections 1, 2, 3.
Ask questions in class.
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Spring Recess: March 16 to March 20, 2026
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Week 9: March 23 to March 27, 2026
Optional reading: Chapters 3 and 4 tba
Required reading: Chapter 5 tba
Quiz 6 on Wednesday, March 25, 2026.
Week 10: March 30 to April 3, 2026
Test on Monday, March 30, 2026.
Continue Chapter 5 tba
Week 11: April 6 to April 10, 2026
Continue Chapter 5 tba
Week 12: April 13 to April 17, 2026
Continue Chapter 6 tba
Week 13: April 20 to April 24, 2026
Continue Chapter 6 tba
Week 14: April 27 to May 1, 2026
Review and wrap up.