Course: Math 545, Introduction to Time Series, Spring 2020
Prerequisite: MATH 225, MATH 226, and MATH 208. (It is helpful, though not necessary, to have taken graduate versions of these classes such as 507A, 525A, 541A.)
Course Content: Transfer function models; stationary, nonstationary processes; moving average, autoregressive models; spectral analysis; estimation of mean, autocorrelation, spectrum; seasonal time series.
Last update: 23 December 2019
Instructor: Steven Heilman, stevenmheilman(@-symbol)gmail.com
Office Hours: Mondays, 10AM-12PM, KAP 406G
Lecture Meeting Time/Location: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 9AM-950AM, KAP 140
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You are not required to buy a textbook. Free lecture notes are provided below.
Recommended Textbook: Brockwell and Davis, Time Series, Theory and Methods, 2nd edition. The plan is to cover chapters 1-3, 5, and 7-9 of this book.
Other Textbooks: Brockwell and Davis, Introduction to Time Series and Forecasting. A more elementary version of the other book by the same authors.
Copertwait and Metcalfe Introductory Time Series with R. A text focusing on time series in the R programming language.
First Midterm: Friday, February 14, 9AM-950AM, KAP 140
Second Midterm: Friday, March 27, 9AM-950AM, KAP 140
Final Exam: Take-Home Exam, distributed May 1 at 10AM PST, due May 8, 5PM PST, submitted via email
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Exam Procedures: Students must bring their USCID cards to the midterms and to the final exam. Phones must be turned off. Cheating on an exam results in a score of zero on that exam. Exams can be regraded at most 15 days after the date of the exam. This policy extends to homeworks as well. All students are expected to be familiar with the USC Student Conduct Code. (See also here.)
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Tentative Schedule: (This schedule may change slightly during the course.)
Week | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
1 | Jan 13: Introduction | Jan 14 | Jan 15: Review of Probability Theory | Jan 16: | Jan 17: Review of Probability Theory |
2 | Jan 20: No class | Jan 21 | Jan 22: 1.2, Stochastic Processes | Jan 23: | Jan 24: Homework 1 due. 1.3, Stationarity |
3 | Jan 27: 1.4, Estimation | Jan 28 | Jan 29: 1.5, Autocovariance | Jan 30: | Jan 31: 1.6, Multivariate Normal |
4 | Feb 3: 2.1, 2.2, Hilbert Spaces | Feb 4 | Feb 5: 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, Hilbert Space Projections | Feb 6 | Feb 7: Homework 2 due. 2.6, Linear Regression |
5 | Feb 10: 2.7, Hilbert Spaces and Linear Regression | Feb 11 | Feb 12: 2.8, Fourier Series | Feb 13 | Feb 14: Exam 1 |
6 | Feb 17: No class | Feb 18 | Feb 19: 2.8, Fourier Series | Feb 20 | Feb 21: 2.8, Random Fourier Series |
7 | Feb 24: 3.1, ARMA Processes | Feb 25 | Feb 26: 3.1, ARMA Processes | Feb 27 | Feb 28: Homework 3 due. 3.2, ARMA of Infinite Order |
8 | Mar 2: 3.4, Partial Autocorrelation | Mar 3 | Mar 4: 3.5, Autocovariance Generating Function | Mar 5 | Mar 6: 4.1, 4.2, Spectral Representation |
9 | Mar 9: 4.3, 4.4, Spectral Representation | Mar 10 | Mar 11: 4.8, 4.9, Spectral Representation | Mar 12: | Mar 13: Homework 4 due. 5.1, Prediction |
10 | Mar 16: No class (spring break) | Mar 17 | Mar 18: No class (spring break) | Mar 19 | Mar 20: No class (spring break) |
11 | Mar 23: 5.2, Recursive Methods | Mar 24 | Mar 25: 5.3, Recursion and ARMA | Mar 26 | Mar 27: Exam 2 |
12 | Mar 30: 5.4, Gaussian Prediction | Mar 31 | Apr 1: 5.5, ARMA Prediction | Apr 2: | Apr 3: 5.6, Frequency Prediction |
13 | Apr 6: 7.1, Mean Estimation | Apr 7 | Apr 8: 7.2 Estimation | Apr 9 | Apr 10: Homework 5 due. 7.2, Estimation |
14 | Apr 13: 10.1, 10.2, Spectral Inference | Apr 14 | Apr 15: 10.1, 10.2, Spectral Inference | Apr 16 | Apr 17: 10.6, Maximum Likelihood ARMA Spectral Estimation |
15 | Apr 20: 10.6, Maximum Likelihood ARMA Spectral Estimation | Apr 21 | Apr 22: 11.1, Multivariate Time Series | Apr 23 | Apr 24: 11.1, Multivariate Time Series |
16 | Apr 27: Leeway | Apr 28 | Apr 29: Leeway | Apr 30 | May 1: Homework 6 due. Review of course |
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