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# edu-zjy1
title: 'Markov lesson: States and Transitions'
status: completed
type: task
priority: high
created_at: 2026-03-10T23:30:01Z
updated_at: 2026-03-13T22:37:25Z
parent: edu-svom
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Write Section 2 of edu/markov.md: 'States and Transitions'\n\nLearning objectives:\n- Define state space (finite vs countably infinite)\n- Define a transition as a directed edge between states with an associated probability\n- Introduce state-transition diagrams and how to draw them\n- Distinguish absorbing states, transient states, and recurrent states at an intuitive level\n\nContent to produce:\n- 3–5 paragraphs of prose\n- A hand-drawn-style ASCII or described state-transition diagram for the weather example\n- No code in this section\n\nTarget: replace the stub in edu/markov.md §2