Introductions
Go around and introduce yourselves, what year you are, and what made you decide to take the course (could take many forms, including what you want to learn, what you’re interested in, etc. etc.)
Syllabus
Go over syllabus
What are we doing in this class?
Theory provides us a lens to generalize.
Theory provides us a way to predict.
Theory provides link between lab systems and natural systems.
What this course is not
A programming course. We will use examples in R, but the importance is on the models and concepts.