Statistics 425
This is a one-semester introduction to probability theory for students who have completed three semesters of calculus. The text for the course is A First Course in Probability Theory,
by Sheldon Ross.
Office Hours
Monday 1:1:30-2:30 in 462 West Hall
Tuesday, 11:00-12:00 in 462 West Hall
Wednesday, 2:30-3:30 in 462 West Hall
Note: For the week of December 10, the Wednesday office hour is replaced by one Friday from 1:30-2:30.
Note: There are changes to Problem 15 on the practice final.
Notes for Selected Lectures
- Combinatorics, September 5
- Probability Models, September 12
- Conditional Probability and Independence, September 19
- Discrete Random Variables, September 26
- Continuous Random Variables, October 3
- Jointly Distributed Discrete Random Variables, October 24
- Jointly Distributed Random Variables with Continuous Distributions, October 31
- Expectation, November 7, 2007
- More on Expectation, November 14, 2007
- Limit Theorem, November 26, 2007
- Simulation, November 28, 2007
Problem Sets