Download Statistics Major Application and Info Packet 2017

UniversityofCalifornia,BerkeleyDepartmentofStatistics
StatisticsUndergraduateMajorInformation
2017
OVERVIEWandLEARNINGOUTCOMESoftheSTATISTICSMAJOR
Statisticianshelpdesigndatacollectionplans,analyzedataappropriatelyandinterpretanddrawconclusionsfromthoseanalyses.Thecentral
objectiveoftheundergraduatemajorinStatisticsistoequipstudentswithrequisitequantitativeandlogicalskillsandexperiencethattheycan
employandbuildoninflexibleways.Majorsareexpectedtomasterconceptsandtoolsforworkingwithdataandtohaveexperienceanalyzing
realdatathatgoesbeyondthecontentofaservicecourseinstatisticalmethodsfornon-majors.Majorsshouldunderstandthefundamentalsof
probabilitytheory,statisticalreasoningandinferentialmethods,statisticalcomputing,statisticalmodelinganditslimitations,andhaveskill
describing,exploringandinterpretingdatabygraphicalandothermeans.Graduatesarealsoexpectedtolearntocommunicateeffectively.
StudentsmaywishtoexplorethefieldofstatisticsbytakinganintroductorycoursesuchasStat20,W21,orStat/CS/InfoC8(Foundationsof
DataSciencealongwithoneoftheoptionalconnectorcoursessuchasStat88).
CONTACTINFORMATION
UndergraduateProgramWebsite:http://statistics.berkeley.edu/programs/undergrad
UndergraduateStudentServicesAdvisors:
*DeniseYee|369EvansHall|510-643-6131|[email protected]|Forappts,visithttp://denise-yee.youcanbook.me/
*MajabeenSamadi|367AEvansHall|510-643-2459|[email protected]|Forappts,visithttp://majabeen.youcanbook.me/
UndergraduateFacultyAdvisors:Profs.DavidAldous,DavidBrillinger,andAdityaGuntuboyina
SeeDrop-InAdvisingScheduleforadvisinghours
Drop-InAdvisingSchedule:http://statistics.berkeley.edu/programs/undergrad/advising
MAJORREQUIREMENTS–ALLcoursesmustbetakenforaLETTERGRADE
PREREQUISITES
¨ Minimum3.2UCGPA*inthefollowingmathcoursesANDnolowerthanaCin:
Math1ACalculus(4units)
Math1BCalculus(4units)
Math53MultivariableCalculus(4units)
Math54LinearAlgebraandDifferentialEquations(4units)
¨ B-ineitherStat134(cantakeStat140*instead)orStat135.
o Stat134(orStat140)MUSTbeattemptedfirstbeforetakingStat135.
o NomorethanonerepeatedcourseallowedbetweenStat134(orStat140)andStat135
*MathprerequisiteGPAisbasedsolelyonmathcoursestakenatUCBerkeleyorotherUC.StudentswhohavetakenALLFOURprerequisitecourses
atnon-UCinstitutions,arestillrequiredtotakeatleastoneMathcourseatBerkeleytoestablishaUCGPA.StudentsmaychooseMath54(B+
required)orMath110(Brequired)oralternativecoursewithconsentoftheHeadFacultyAdvisor.
*CreditRestriction:Duetooverlapofcoursecontent,studentswillonlyreceivecreditforeitherStat134orStat140.
UPPERDIVISIONMAJORREQUIREMENTS(9courses)
CoreStatisticsCourses(3courses):
o Stat133ConceptsinComputingwithData(3units)
o Stat134ConceptsofProbability(3units)OR
Stat140ProbabilityforDataScience(4units)
o Stat135ConceptsofStatistics(4units)
StatisticsElectives(3courses*),atleast1LAB:
Choosefrom:
o Stat150StochasticProcesses(3units)
o Stat151A(LAB)LinearModeling:Theory&Applications(4units)
o Stat152(LAB)SamplingSurveys(4units)
o Stat153(LAB)IntroductiontoTimeSeries(4units)
o Stat154(LAB)ModernStatisticalPrediction&MachineLearning(4units)
o Stat155GameTheory(3units)
o Stat157SeminaronTopicsinProbabilityandStatistics(3units)
o Stat158(LAB)TheDesignandAnalysisofExperiments(4units)
o Stat159(LAB)Reproducible&CollaborativeStatisticalDataScience(4units)
o GraduatecoursesrequireHeadUndergraduateFacultyAdvisorApproval
AppliedCluster(3courses*)either
o Math110andtwocoursesfromthefollowinglist:
Mathematics104,105,113,126,128A,185
OR
o Threeupperdivisioncoursesfromafieldinwhich
statisticsisapplied.Alistofguidelinesandapproved
appliedclustercoursesisavailableonline:
statistics.berkeley.edu/programs/undergrad/approved-cluster-courses
*TEACHINGTRACKEMPHASIS.Studentsinterestedin
teachingstatisticsandmathematicsinmiddleorhighschool
haveamodifiedupperdivisioncourseload.Inadditiontothe
3CoreStatisticsCourses,2StatisticsElectives(insteadof3)
arerequiredand4MathClustercourses(insteadof3)are
required:Math110,Math113,Math151,andeitherMath
152orMath153.
APPLICATIONDEADLINES.Studentsshouldapplyinthesemestertheyarefinishingtheirlastprerequisite(s).Applicationswillbe
reviewedandapprovedafterallprerequisitegradesbecomeavailable.SeetheStatisticsUndergraduateMajorApplicationfor
specificapplicationperiods.
UCBERKELEYSTATISTICSMAJORCOURSEDESCRIPTIONS
StudentswhohaveNOTtakenprerequsitesaresubjecttoInstructorDrop.
CoreStatisticsCourses
Statistics133:ConceptsinComputingwithData(3units).Thiscoursefocusesonstatisticalcomputingfordataanalysis,includinghowtoacquire,cleanandorganizedata,
analyzedatausingcomputationallyintensivestatisticalmethods,andreportfindings.Studentsgainexperienceincomputingasasupportingskillforstatisticalpracticeand
research.Theylearnhowtouseexistinghigh-levelgeneralpurposesoftware,toimplementalgorithmsfromscratch,toexpressstatisticalideasandcomputations,andthey
learnaboutdifferentdatatechnologiesandtools,whentousethem,andtheirtrade-offs.Studentsacquireskillsinbasicnumeracy,graphics,moderncomputationallyintensive
methods,andsimulation.Programmingconceptsincludevariables,datatypes,trees,controlflow.Datatechnologytopicsincludethedigitalrepresentationofdata,regular
expressions,relationaldatabasemanagementsystems,eXtensibleMarkupLanguage(XML),Webservicesfordistributedfunctionalityandmethods,andWebpublication.
Extensivewrittenreportsareanintegralpartofthecourse.
Statistics134:ConceptsofProbability(3units).Prerequisites:Oneyearofcalculus.Thisisanintroductiontoprobabilitytheory,aimedatstudentswhohavehadatleastone
yearofcalculus.Thecoursecoversthelawsofprobability,expectation,conditioning,covarianceandcorrelation,aswellasallthestandarddistributionsofdiscreteand
continuousrandomvariables.Functionsofrandomvariables-sums,orderstatistics,andsoon-arestudiedthoroughly,asarelimitlawssuchasthelawoflargenumbersand
thecentrallimittheorem,andthestandardmodels:Bernoullitrials,samplingwithandwithoutreplacement,Poissonprocess,univariateandbivariatenormal.Thecourseserves
aspreparationformoresystematicstudyofmathematicalstatisticsandstochasticprocesses.Creditrestriction:StudentswhohaveearnedcreditforStat140willnotreceive
creditforStat134.
Statistics135:ConceptsofStatistics(4units).Prerequisites:Math54andStat134orStat140.Stat133recommended.Thisisacomprehensivesurveycourseinstatistical
theoryandmethodology,aimedatunderstandingthefundamentalprinciplesofstatisticalreasoning,achievingproficiencyindataanalysis,anddevelopingwritten
communicationsskills.Topicsincludedescriptivestatisticsanddataanalysis,fundamentalconceptsofthetheoryofestimationandhypothesistesting,andmethodologysuchas
sampling,goodness-of-fittesting,analysisofvariance,andleastsquaresestimation.Thelaboratoryincludescomputer-basedanalysisofdatafromavarietyoffieldsand
requireswrittenreports.
Statistics140:ProbabilityforDataScience(4units).Prerequisites:Stat/CS/InfoC8andoneyearofcalculus.Anintroductiontoprobability,emphasizingthecombineduseof
mathematicsandprogrammingtosolveproblems.Randomvariables,discreteandcontinuousfamiliesofdistributions.Boundsandapproximations.Dependence,conditioning,
Bayesmethods.Convergence,Markovchains.Leastsquaresprediction.Randompermutations,symmetry,orderstatistics.Useofnumericalcomputation,graphics,simulation,
andcomputeralgebra.Creditrestriction:StudentswhohaveearnedcreditforStat134willnotreceivecreditforStat140.
Upper-divisionStatisticsElectiveCourses
Statistics150:StochasticProcesses(3units).Prerequisites:Stat134orStat140.Thiscourseisespeciallyrecommendedforstudentswithastronginterestinprobabilitytheory
orstochasticmodels,includingmodelsinfinance,ecology,epidemiology,geophysicsandotherfields.Topicsincluderandomwalks,discretetimeMarkovchains,Poisson
processes,continuoustimeMarkovchains,queueingtheory,pointprocesses,branchingprocesses,renewaltheory,stationaryprocesses,Gaussianprocesses.
Statistics151A:LinearModelling:TheoryandApplications(4units).Prerequisites:Stat135.Math110andStat133recommended.Thiscourseisespeciallyrecommendedfor
studentswithaninterestineconomics,socialscience,orstatisticalmodelsanddataanalysismoregenerally.Acoordinatedtreatmentoflinearandgeneralizedlinearmodels
andtheirapplication.Linearregression,analysisofvarianceandcovariance,randomeffects,designandanalysisofexperiments,qualityimprovement,log-linearmodelsfor
discretemultivariatedata,modelselection,robustness,graphicaltechniques,productiveuseofcomputers,in-depthcasestudies.
Statistics152:SamplingSurveys(4units).Prerequisites:Stat134orStat140.Stat133and135recommended.Thiscourseisespeciallyrecommendedforstudentswithan
interestinsocialscience,marketing,anddatacollectionmoregenerally.Topicsincludetheoryandpracticeofsamplingfromfinitepopulations;simplerandom,stratified,
cluster,anddoublesampling;samplingwithunequalprobabilities;propertiesofvariousestimatorsincludingratio,regression,anddifferenceestimators;anderrorestimation
forcomplexsamples.
Statistics153:IntroductiontoTimeSeries(4units).Prerequisites:Stat134orStat140(orconsentofinstructor).Stat133or135recommended.Thiscourseisespecially
recommendedforstudentswithaninterestinphysicalscience,communicationandinformationtheory,economics,finance,oractuarialwork.Anintroductiontotimeseries
analysisinthetimedomainandspectraldomain.Topicsincludeestimationoftrendsandseasonaleffects,autoregressivemovingaveragemodels,forecasting,indicators,
harmonicanalysis,spectra.
Statistics154:ModernStatisticalPredictionandMachineLearning(4units).Prerequisites:Math53andMath54orequivalents;Stat135orequivalent;experiencewithsome
programminglanguage.Math55(orequivalentexposuretocountingarguments)andMath110recommendedbutnotrequired.Theoryandpracticeofstatisticalprediction.
Contemporarymethodsasextensionsofclassicalmethods.Topics:optimalpredictionrules,thecurseofdimensionality,empiricalrisk,linearregressionandclassification,basis
expansions,regularization,splines,thebootstrap,modelselection,classificationandregressiontrees,boosting,supportvectormachines.Computationalefficiencyversus
predictiveperformance.Emphasisonexperiencewithrealdataandassessingstatisticalassumptions.
Statistics155:GameTheory(3units).Prerequisites:Stat134orStat140.Thiscourseisespeciallyrecommendedforstudentswithaninterestinmathematics,optimizationor
strategy,includingbusinessdecisions.Generaltheoryofzero-sum,two-persongames,includinggamesinextensiveformandcontinuousgames,andillustratedbydetailed
studyofexamples.
Statistics157:SeminaronTopicsinProbabilityandStatistics(3units).Prerequisites:Math53andMath54,Stat134orStat140,andconsentofinstructor.Thetopicvaries
considerablyfromsemestertosemester.Checkwithinstructortodetermineifyouhavetheappropriatefoundationalknowledgeofthetopicdiscussedinthatsemester.Some
Stat157courseswillrequireStat134orStat140and135.Somemayhaveadditionalprerequisites.Topicsthathavebeentaughtinrecentyearsinclude,BayesianStatistics;
ProbabilityintheRealWorld;StatisticsandFinance;High-DimensionalPhenomenaandRegularizationinStatistics;TopicsinStochasticProcesses;andComputationalBiology
andStatistics.
Statistics158:TheDesignandAnalysisofExperiments(4units).Prerequisites:Stat134orStat140andStat135(orconsentofinstructor).Stat135maybetakenconcurrently.
Stat133recommended.Anintroductiontothedesignandanalysisofexperiments.Thiscoursecoversplanning,conducting,andanalyzingstatisticallydesignedexperiments
withanemphasisonhands-onexperience.Standarddesignsstudiedincludefactorialdesigns,blockdesigns,latinsquaredesigns,andrepeatedmeasuresdesigns.Othertopics
coveredincludetheprinciplesofdesign,randomization,ANOVA,responsesurfacemethodoloy,andcomputerexperiments.
Stat159:ReproducibleandCollaborativeStatisticalDataScience(4units).Prerequisites:Stat133,Stat134orStat140,andStat135(orequivalent).Aproject-based
introductiontostatisticaldataanalysis.Throughcasestudies,computerlaboratories,andatermproject,studentswilllearnpracticaltechniquesandtoolsforproducing
statisticallysoundandappropriate,reproducible,andverifiablecomputationalanswerstoscientificquestions.Courseemphasizesversioncontrol,testing,processautomation,
codereview,andcollaborativeprogramming.SoftwaretoolsmayincludeBash,Git,Python,andLaTeX.
LowerdivisionandgraduatecoursedescriptionscanbefoundintheonlineBerkeleyAcademicGuide:guide.berkeley.edu.
UniversityofCalifornia,BerkeleyDepartmentofStatistics
StatisticsUndergraduateMajorApplication
2017
WHENTOSUBMITAPPLICATION:
Studentsshouldsubmitanapplicationinthesemestertheyarecompletingtheirlastprerequisite(s).For
applicantswithprerequisitesinprogress,applicationswillbereviewedafterthegradesforallprerequisites
areavailable(2-3weeksafterfinalsend).Applicantswhohavecompletedallprerequisitesshouldschedulean
appointmentwithaStaffAdvisorduringanupcomingapplicationperiod.
DEADLINES
Spring2017:acceptedFeb6–Mar24,2017andApr24–May15,2017
Summer2017:acceptedonarollingbasiswithafinaldeadlineofFriday,Aug11,2017
Fall2017:Tobedetermined
NOAPPLICATIONSTHEFIRST2WEEKSofinstructionorduringheavyCourseEnrollmentAdvisingperiod
HOWTODECLARE
o FillouttheattachedStatisticsMajorWorksheet
o Obtainfrom367Evansordownloadfrom
http://statistics.berkeley.edu/programs/undergrad/major
o SelectandlistyourAppliedClusterCourses.YoucanreviewthelistofApprovedClusterCourses
andguidelineshere:http://statistics.berkeley.edu/programs/undergrad/approved-cluster-courses.
Ifacourseisnotonthelistandseemstomeetgeneralcriteria,seetheHeadUndergraduate
FacultyAdvisorforapproval.
o Attachdocumentationverifyingcompletionofprerequisitesand(ifapplicable):
o ForcoursestakenatUCBerkeley–attachmostrecenttranscriptfromCalCentral(unofficialOK)
o ForcoursestakenataCACommunityCollege–attachofficialtranscriptfromcommunitycollege
o Forcoursestakenatanother4-yearcollegeoracommunitycollegeoutsideofCalifornia–attach
§ SignedequivalenceevaluationformfromtheMathDepartmentAND
§ Officialtranscriptfromyourothercollege
o FilloutappropriateLetters&Scienceform(s)basedonsingle/doublemajorstatus.Obtaintheseforms
from367Evans,outsideof206Evans,ordownloadat https://ls.berkeley.edu/advising/tools/formsand-petitions-ls-undergraduate-advising.
a. ForStatisticssinglemajorsonly(nodouble/triple):completethePetitiontoDeclareMajorand
ProgramPlanningWorksheet.OntheProgramPlanningWorksheet,listallcoursesyouplanto
takeeachsemesterbeginningwithcurrentsemesteruntilyouplantograduate.Thisisaroughplan
andweknowitislikelytochangebutitshouldaccountforallmajor,universityandcollege(L&S)
requirements.
b. FordoubleortriplemajorswithintheCollegeofLetters&Science:completetheDoubleMajor
ApplicationPacket.Readtheinstructionsthoroughlyandfillouteverypagecompletely.
c. ForstudentsdoublemajoringwithamajoroutsideoftheCollegeofLetters&Science:complete
theSimultaneousDegreeApplicationPacketinsteadoftheDoubleMajorApplicationPacket.Read
theinstructionsthoroughlyandfillouteverypagecompletely.
o TurninallCOMPLETEDformstooneoftheUndergraduateStaffAdvisorsin367Evans.
o ScheduleanappointmentwithDeniseYeeathttps://denise-yee.youcanbook.me/orwith
MajabeenSamadiathttps://majabeen.youcanbook.me/.
o AppointmentsarepreferredbutyoumayalsocometoDrop-Inhoursduringoneoftheapplication
periods(http://statistics.berkeley.edu/programs/undergrad/advising).
SampleProgramPlansfortheStatisticsMajor
SampleStatisticsMajor4-YEARProgramPlan(noprerequisitescompleted)
YR4
Fall
Math1A
Math53
(clusterprerequisite,ifapplicable)
Spring
Math1B
IntroStatcoursesuchasStatC8+Stat88,Stat20or21
Math54
Cluster#1
Stat133
Stat134
Stat135
Cluster#2
Declare
YR3
YR2
YR1
Stat15x-levelelective
Stat15x-levelelective(lab)
Stat15x-levelelective
Cluster#3
SampleStatisticsMajor4-YEARProgramPlan(Math1A&1BwaivedduetoAPcredit)
YR4
YR3
Fall
Math53
Spring
Math54
(clusterprerequisite,ifapplicable)
Stat134
Stat133
Cluster#1
Declare
YR2
YR1
Stat135
Stat15x-levelelective
Cluster#2
Stat15x-levelelective(lab)
Stat15x-levelelective
Cluster#3
YR4
YR3
Fall
Math54orMath110
Stat134
Alternativemajorcourse
Stat15x-levelelective
Stat15x-levelelective(lab)
Cluster#1
Declare
SampleStatisticsMajor2-YEARProgramPlan
forTransferStudentswhohavecompletedallmathprerequisitesatanon-UC
Spring
Stat133
Stat135
Stat15x-levelelective
Cluster#2
Cluster#3
Spring
YR3
Math53
Math54
Alternativemajorcourse
Stat133
Stat134
Cluster#1
Stat135
Stat15x-levelelective(non-lab)
Cluster#2
Stat15x-levelelective
Stat15x-levelelective(lab)
Cluster#3
Declare
Fall
YR4
SampleStatisticsMajor2-YEARProgramPlan
forTransferStudentswhohavecompletedonlyayearofcalculus(Math1A,1B)
ThesampleProgramPlansaboveonlyincludecoursesrequiredfortheStatisticsmajor.Afull-timecourseloadintheCollegeof
Letters&Scienceis13unitssoyouwillhavespaceeachsemestertoroundoutyourschedulewithcoursesthatcanfulfillother
requirementsorsimplysatisfyyourintellectualcuriosity.Youwillneedtoaccountforalluniversityandcollegedegreerequirements,
includingbutnotlimitedto:Reading&Composition,7Breadth,minimum120units,etc.SeedegreerequirementsontheCollegeof
Letters&Sciencewebsite: https://ls.berkeley.edu/advising/degree-requirements.Stillhavequestions?MeetwiththeStatistics
UndergraduateFacultyorStaffAdvisortodevelopaProgramPlanthatisbothfeasibleandmeetsyourneeds.Considerstudying
abroadorengaginginundergraduateresearch.
UniversityofCalifornia,BerkeleyDepartmentofStatistics
StatisticsMajorWorksheet
SubmissionDate:
Approvaldate:
FilloutyourNAME,SID,EMAIL,PROPOSEDGRADUATIONSEMESTER,completedandin-progressLOWERDIVPREREQUISITESandUPPERDIVISION
MAJORREQUIREMENTS,andyourproposedCLUSTEROPTION.Attachacopyofyourmostrecenttranscriptand,ifapplicable,mathevaluation
formsverifyingcourseequivalence.SeetheMathDepartmentifyouneedacourseevaluatedpriortosubmittingthisapplication.
SID#:
Name:(last,first,middle)
UCBerkeleyE-mail:(besuretocheckthis
account)
SecondMajor(ifapplicable):
OverlappingCourse(s)withmajor
(nomorethan2allowed):
ProposedGraduationSemester:
LOWERDIVPREREQUISITESMin.3.2mathGPAwithnolowerthanaCineach
Department
Semester
Grade
GPs
Notes:(APexam&score,nameofyour
(foradvisoruse)
communitycollege,orapprovedsubstitutions)
Minor(ifapplicable):
Math1a
Math1b
Math53
Math54
morethan1allowed):
OverlappingCoursewithminor(no
UPPERDIVISIONMAJORREQUIREMENTSAllofthesecoursesmustbetakenonaLetterGradebasis.
STATISTICSCOURSES
3CORESTATISTICSCOURSES:
Course&UnitValue Semester Grade
Stat133(3)
• atleastonemusthavealab
• seeFrequentlyAskedQuestionfor
approvedgraduatecourses
Instructor
Notes:seminartopic,
approvedsubstitutions,etc.
Stat150(3)
Stat151a(lab)(4)
Stat152(lab)(4)
Stat153(lab)(4)
Stat154(lab)(4)
Stat155(3)
Stat157(3)
Stat158(lab)(4)
Stat159(lab)(4)
Stat______()
• Stat133
Stat134(3)or140(4)
• Stat134orStat140
• Stat135
Stat135(4)
MininumB-ineither134(cantake
Stat140instead)or135tobeeligible
todeclare
STATISTICSELECTIVES:
3Stat15x-levelcoursesor
2forTeachingTrack
GPs
(foradvisoruse)
Approvedby:
GPs
CLUSTEROPTIONS
Course&UnitValue Semester Grade
MATHCLUSTER:Math110and
Math110(4)
Math______()
Math______()
113,151&eitherMath152or153 Math______()
twooftheseMathcourses:104,
105,113,126,128a,and185
ORTEACHINGTRACK:Math110,
(TeachingTrackOnly)
OR
(foradvisoruse)
APPLIEDCLUSTER:Threecourses Course&UnitValue Semester Grade
inafieldinwhichStatisticsis
()
applied.SeeApprovedCluster
()
CourseListorobtainapprovalfrom
()
MajorFacultyAdvisor.
GPs
Notes
AdvisorApproval
AdvisorUse:oAddEM__________
LowerdivGPA:__________
ForADVISORuseonly
ClusterCourseChange#1
Course&UnitValue Semester
()
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Grade
()
DARSUpdated:___________
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AdvisorApproval Course&UnitValue Semester
&Date
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Grade
AdvisorApproval
&Date
DARSUpdated:___________
ClusterCourseChange#3
Course&UnitValue Semester
ClusterCourseChange#2
Grade
()
()
DARSUpdated:___________
ClusterCourseChange#4
AdvisorApproval Course&UnitValue Semester
&Date
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AdvisorApproval
&Date
DARSUpdated:___________
DATE:
ADVISINGNOTES:
DATE: ADVISINGNOTES:
ReturncompletedapplicationtoUndergraduateAdvisingStaffbyschedulinganappointmentonline(see
below)ORcomeduringDrop-inHours:http://statistics.berkeley.edu/programs/undergrad/advising
DeniseYee
MajabeenSamadi
[email protected]|510-643-6131
[email protected]|510-643-2459
Appointments:
Appointments:
https://denise-yee.youcanbook.me/
https://majabeen.youcanbook.me/
StatisticsDepartment,UniversityofCalifornia|UndergraduateAdvising
367EvansHall,MailCode#3860|Berkeley,CA|94720-3860