Textbook

The textbook is my open source book, available at http://heather.cs.ucdavis.edu/~matloff/158/PLN/ParProcBookECS158S16.pdf.

You are required to print your own hard copy. It is required that you have a hard copy of the book, as it will be used during Quizzes.

You can print the book anywhere, say at Copyland on G Street, but you may find it's cheaper elsewhere. Cost, including binding, should be between $20 and $30. One student said she got her book from Digital Copy Printing on 3rd St. for just $16. (Note: When you talk to a vendor on this, be sure to distinguish between pages and sheets.) Just bring the store a copy of the correct PDF file, say on a memory stick.

PLEASE NOTE: Pagination matters! Quizzes (which are open book) will refer to specific pages in the book. So you need exactly the particular file stated above.

We will cover the entire book. Note, though, that it is actually an abridged version of http://heather.cs.ucdavis.edu/~matloff/132/PLN/ProbStatBook.pdf, shortened by removing chapters on advanced material. I continually revise the long version, and you may find that sometimes the revised material is helpful, but it is NOT required.