Here you will find information pertaining to each weeks lecture.  In particular, the material you are responsible for (e.g., topic(s) to be covered, sections in the textbook, papers and additional notes), the powerpoint presentation and any relevant notes or comments.  I will aim to post the presentation (in pdf format) about one day prior to the lecture although there will be no guarantee.  Lecture notes posted prior to the lecture will be preliminary however, after the lecture, an updated presentation will be posted (depending on the lecture, I may modify the preliminary version slightly and although I will do my best to eliminate them, preliminary notes may contain minor errors).  Also note that I may complement the lectures with material not in the textbook and therefore, there may be lectures where we deviate slightly from the outline given below.