Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2026Year School/Graduate School Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering (Master's Course) Division of Advanced Science and Engineering Mathematics Program
Lecture Code WSA61000 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 総合数理基礎講義A
Subject Name
(Katakana)
ソウゴウスウリキソコウギエー
Subject Name in
English
Geometric and Algebraic Analysis A
Instructor HASHIMOTO SHINTARO
Instructor
(Katakana)
ハシモト シンタロウ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  First Semester,  1Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1T) Mon1-4:IAS C808
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
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Face-to-face
Lecture 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 4 Language of Instruction B : Japanese/English
Course Level 6 : Graduate Advanced
Course Area(Area) 25 : Science and Technology
Course Area(Discipline) 01 : Mathematics/Statistics
Eligible Students
Keywords Bayesian statistics; Hierarchical models; Markov chain Monte Carlo methods 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
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Class Objectives
/Class Outline
Understand the theory and methods of Bayesian statistical inference 
Class Schedule lesson1 Introduction
lesson2 Bayes theorem
lesson3 Bayesian inference (I)
lesson4 Bayesian inference (II)
lesson5 Bayesian inference (III)
lesson6 Markov chain Monte Carlo methods (I)
lesson7 Bayesian inference (IV)
lesson8 Markov chain Monte Carlo methods (II)
lesson9 Multivariate normal distribution
lesson10 Hierarchical models (I)
lesson11 Hierarchical models (II)
lesson12 Bayesian linear regression models (I)
lesson13 Bayesian linear regression models (II)
lesson14 Markov chain Monte Carlo methods (III)
lesson15 Summary

Report 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Peter D. Hoff, A First Course in Bayesian Statistical Methods, Springer, 2009.
 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
(More Details) Blackboard, PC, Projector 
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Study a reference 
Requirements  
Grading Method Report 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message  
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Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. 
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