ASTR 3970 / 8070, Spring 2025, Vanderbilt University

Astrostatistics

Stephen R. Taylor

Syllabus

Concept Map

Schedule

Lecture 1 (01/07/2025): Introduction To Class and Initial Setup
Lecture 2 (01/09/2025): Introduction To Probability & Statistics: I
Lecture 3 (01/14/2025): Introduction To Probability & Statistics: II
Lecture 4 (01/16/2025): Introduction To Probability & Statistics: III
Lecture 5 (01/21/2025): Classical/Frequentist Statistical Inference: I
Lecture 6 (01/23/2025): Classical/Frequentist Statistical Inference: II

Lecture Notes

Lecture 1 (01/07/2025)
Lecture 2 (01/09/2025)
Lecture 3 (01/14/2025)
Lecture 4 (01/16/2025)
Lecture 5 (01/21/2025)
Lecture 6 (01/23/2025)

Assignments

Homework 1 (due 01/11/2025 @ 11.59pm CST) vu_astr8070_s25_hw1.ipynb
Homework 2 (due 01/25/2025 @ 11.59pm CST) vu_astr8070_s25_hw2.ipynb