| Week 01: Jan 12 - Jan 18 | Refreshers: linear algebra and probability | note 01, note 02 | |
| Week 02: Jan 19 - Jan 25 | Variance bounds and Poincare inequalities | note 03, note 04 | |
| Week 03: Jan 26 - Feb 01 | Exponential concentration I: Laplace transform method and applications |
note 05, note 06 | |
| Week 04: Feb 02 - Feb 08 | Exponential concentration II: Entropy method and log-Sobolev inequalities |
note 07, note 08 | Hw 01 due Mon Feb 02 |
| Week 05: Feb 09 - Feb 15 | Exponential concentration III: Isoperimetric and transportation perspectives |
note 09, note 10 | |
| Week 06: Feb 16 - Feb 22 | Metric entropy and covariance estimation | note 11, note 12 | Hw 02 due Mon Feb 16 |
| Week 07: Feb 23 - Mar 01 | Universality and fundamental spectral laws | note 13, note 14 | |
| Week 08: Mar 02 - Mar 08 | Matrix concentration and applications | note 15, note 16 | Hw 03 due Mon Mar 02 |
| Week 09: Mar 09 - Mar 15 | Mid exam review | review note | Mid exam due |
| Week 10: Mar 16 - Mar 22 | (Spring break, no class) | ||
| Week 11: Mar 23 - Mar 29 | Suprema via the chaining method | note 17, note 18 | |
| Week 12: Mar 30 - Apr 05 | Empirical process theory | note 19, note 20 | |
| Week 13: Apr 06 - Apr 12 | Statistical learning theory | note 21, note 22 | Hw 04 due Mon Apr 06 |
| Week 14: Apr 13 - Apr 19 | Non-parametric regression | note 23, note 24 | |
| Week 15: Apr 20 - Apr 26 | Minimax lower bounds | note 25, note 26 | Hw 05 due Mon Apr 20 |
| Week 16: Apr 27 - May 03 | (Final exam week, no class) | Final exam due |