STA104/MTH135: Probability

Text:Jim Pitman, Probability (1st edn, 7th corrected printing)
Note: Please consult the 135/104 home page for further information about the course. If Chapter ("Ch") column is green or blue, click on it for brief lecture notes about that week's classes. Homework solution links "(soln)" remain inactive until the day graded homeworks are returned. This syllabus was last revised , and may be superceded by later versions.

Syllabus, Fall 2005

ChWeekTopicsAssignments
1.1-3Aug 30-Sep 1 Outcomes & Events HW 1 (Due Sep 6) (soln)
1.5-6Sep 6-8 Conditional Probability (D/A ends Sep 3) HW 2 (Due Sep 13) (soln)
2.1-3Sep 13-15 Binomial & Normal HW 3 (Due Sep 20) (soln)
2.4-5Sep 20-22 Poisson & Hypergeometric HW 4 (Due Sep 27) (soln)
3.1-3Sep 27-29 Discrete Random Variables HW 5 (Due Oct 4) (soln)
3.4-6Oct 4-6 Mean, Variance & Expectation HW 6 (Due Oct 13) (soln)
Oct 8-11 Fall Break
1-3Oct 13 Review, survey PDF's
1-3Oct 18 1st Midterm Midterm histogram
4.1-3Oct 20 Density Functions, CDFs HW 7 (Due Nov 1)
4.4-6Oct 25-27 Change of Variable, Hazard & Survival HW 7 (Due Nov 1) (soln)
5.1-2Nov 1-3 Independence & Joint Distributions HW 8 (Due Nov 8) (soln)
5.3-4Nov 8-10 Functions of Random Vectors HW 9 (Due Nov 15) (soln)
1-5Nov 15-17 Review, 2nd Midterm (Nov 17) Midterm histogram
6.1-2Nov 22 Discrete Conditional Distributions
Nov 23-27 Thanksgiving Recess (Thanksgiving is Nov 24)
6.3-5Nov 29 - Dec 1 Continuous Conditional Distributions HW 10 (Due Dec 6) (soln)
.Dec 6 - 8 Bivariate Normal, Review for Final
1-6Dec 16 Cumulative Final Exam (Fri 2pm-5pm) Exam, Course histograms