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LECTURE LIST: updated 29 Jan (sorry about date mix-up)
SYLLABUS: updated 29 Jan (sorry about date mix-up)
LECTURE 1: Tues, January 28
LECTURE 2: Thurs, Jan 30
LECTURE 3: Tues, Feb 4
LECTURE 4: Thurs, Feb 6
LECTURE 5: Tues, Feb 11
LECTURE 6: Thurs, Feb 13
LECTURE 7: Tues, Feb 18
LECTURE 8: Thurs, Feb 20
LECTURE 9: Tues, Feb 25
LECTURE 10: Thurs, Feb 27
LECTURE 11: Tues, Mar 3
LECTURE 12: Thurs, Mar 5
LECTURE 13: Tues, Mar 10
-- More to Know About Power Law Non-Normal Distributions and SIR Network Epidemic Models
-- Lecture 13: Notes
-- Lecture 13: Zoom Video
Spring Break: Discontinuous Change ...
LECTURE 14: Tues, Mar 24
-- Data-Mining Neural Networks and the Over-Fitting Problem
-- Lecture 14: Notes
-- Lecture 14: Zoom Video
LECTURE 15: Thurs, Mar 26 - TREES
-- Local Data Mining: Trees and Rule-Based Classification and Decision-Making
-- Lecture 15: Notes
-- Lecture 15: Zoom Video
LECTURE 16: Tues, Mar 31 - BIG DATA
-- Concentration of Measure - thin Tails in Big Data
-- Lecture 16: Notes
-- Lecture 16: Zoom Video
LECTURE 17: Thurs, April 2 - BIG DATA
-- Data-Streaming in Real Time - Survey Analysis and Sliding Time Series Windows
-- Lecture 17: Notes
-- Lecture 17: Zoom Video
LECTURE 18: Tues, April 7
--Fuzzy Logic and Expert Systems Models
-- Lecture 18: Notes
-- Lecture 18: Zoom Video
LECTURE 19: Thurs, April 9
-- QCA & Boolean Truth Tables: the "right way" to see case studies
-- Lecture 19: Notes
-- Lecture 19: Zoom Video
Friday 4/10
3/4 Exam - Due on Sat 4/11 @ midnight
LECTURE 20: Tues, April 14
-- Wisdom of Crowds and Prediction Markets: From Galton to Metaculus
-- Lecture 20: Notes
-- Lecture 20: Zoom Video
LECTURE 21: Thurs, April 16
-- System Dynamics - Lotke-Volterra Predator Prey Models and More.pdf
-- Lecture 21: Notes
-- Lecture 21: Zoom Video
LECTURE 22: Tues, April 21
-- Artificial Agent Models - Growing Artificial Society.pdf
-- Lecture 22: Notes
-- Lecture 22: Zoom Video
LECTURE 23: Thurs, April 23
-- Parameters for Models
-- Lecture 23: Notes
-- Lecture 23: Zoom Video
Tuesday April 28:
FINAL EXAM - queries regarding key points from lectures
-- The exam should take you about 2-3 hours
-- Return by Tues 4/28 @ 10pm EST
Friday May 8:
RESEARCH PAPERS DUE
- This is your change to be creative, thoughtful, about almost any topic that interests you with some connection to the course. Please arrange a virtual appt to dicuss your topic. We are both ready to help. There are some topics where you can make a substantial contribution to understanding the discontinuous change that has shaken us all up – for instance, what is the odds economic life will return to normal say one year from now? Or what can be done to help people who cannot work at home get income and do useful work in safe environment? Or how are students and families coping with closure of schools, workplaces, etc?
1. SKYPE: for research paper or general appt with Prof. Freeman:
- please e-mail amadeoholl@gmail.com with your requested Day/Time & your SKYPE address.
- Prof. Freeman is on Berlin time, so please account for time change.
2. SKYPE OR ZOOM: for research paper or general appt with Yang You:
- please e-mail yangyou@g.harvard.edu
- Yang's SKYPE is youy0315@hotmail.com
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