Course Calendar
Fall 2026. Lectures meet MW 3:00–4:30 PM; R labs meet F 1:00–2:30 PM. Semester dates follow the UNL academic calendar.
Lecture (MW)
R Lab (F)
Midterm
Assignment released
Due date
Term milestone
No class
Finals week
Key dates
| Date | Item |
|---|---|
| Mon, Aug 24 | First day of classes |
| Wed, Sep 2 | Assignment 1 released |
| Fri, Sep 25 | Assignment 1 due — Due before the lab session, in which the TA reviews it. |
| Wed, Oct 7 | Midterm 1 — In class, open book. Replaces that day’s lecture. |
| Mon, Oct 12 | Assignment 2 released |
| Fri, Oct 16 | Topic & data approval — Research topic and dataset approved by the instructor. |
| Fri, Oct 23 | Paper proposal |
| Fri, Nov 6 | Assignment 2 due — Due before the lab session, in which the TA reviews it. |
| Wed, Nov 18 | Midterm 2 — In class, open book. Replaces that day’s lecture. |
| Mon, Nov 23 | Assignment 3 released |
| Fri, Dec 11 | Assignment 3 due — Due before the last lab session. |
| Fri, Dec 11 | Last R Lab |
| Fri, Dec 18 | Final paper |
Month by month
August 2026
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
26
27
28
29
30
31
Aug 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
3 PM Lecture
First day of classes
25
26
3 PM Lecture
27
28
1 PM R Lab
29
30
31
3 PM Lecture
Sep 1
2
3
4
5
September 2026
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
30
31
Sep 1
2
Assignment 1 released
3 PM Lecture
3
4
1 PM R Lab
5
6
7
Labor Day — no class
8
9
3 PM Lecture
10
11
1 PM R Lab
12
13
14
3 PM Lecture
15
16
3 PM Lecture
17
18
1 PM R Lab
19
20
21
3 PM Lecture
22
23
3 PM Lecture
24
25
1 PM Assignment 1 due
1 PM R Lab
26
27
28
3 PM Lecture
29
30
3 PM Lecture
Oct 1
2
3
October 2026
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
27
28
29
30
Oct 1
2
1 PM R Lab
3
4
5
3 PM Lecture
6
7
3 PM Midterm 1
8
9
1 PM R Lab
10
11
12
Assignment 2 released
3 PM Lecture
13
14
3 PM Lecture
15
16
due Topic & data approval
1 PM R Lab
17
18
19
Fall break
20
Fall break
21
3 PM Lecture
22
23
due Paper proposal
1 PM R Lab
24
25
26
3 PM Lecture
27
28
3 PM Lecture
29
30
1 PM R Lab
31
November 2026
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Nov 1
2
3 PM Lecture
3
4
3 PM Lecture
5
6
1 PM Assignment 2 due
1 PM R Lab
7
8
9
3 PM Lecture
10
11
3 PM Lecture
12
13
1 PM R Lab
14
15
16
3 PM Lecture
17
18
3 PM Midterm 2
19
20
1 PM R Lab
21
22
23
Assignment 3 released
3 PM Lecture
24
25
Student holiday
26
Thanksgiving
27
Thanksgiving break
28
29
30
3 PM Lecture
Dec 1
2
3
4
5
December 2026
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
29
30
Dec 1
2
3 PM Lecture
3
4
1 PM R Lab
5
6
7
3 PM Lecture
8
9
3 PM Lecture
10
11
1 PM Assignment 3 due
1 PM R Lab
Last R Lab
12
13
14
Finals week
15
Finals week
16
Finals week
17
Finals week
18
due Final paper
Finals week
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
Jan 1
2