STA104/MTH135: Probability

Text:Sheldon Ross, A First Course in Probability (6th edn)
Note: This syllabus was last revised , and may be superceded by later versions. Please consult the 135/104 home page for further information about the course.

Syllabus

ChWeekTopicsAssignments
1.Aug 27-31 Introduction & Examples HW 1 (Due Sep 7) (soln)
2.Sep 3-7 Axioms of Probability (D/A ends Sep 7) HW 2 (Due Sep 14) (soln)
4.Sep 10-12 Discrete Random Variables HW 3 (Due Sep 21) (soln)
3.Sep 17-21 Conditional Prob. & Independence HW 4 (Due Sep 28) (soln, MH)
5.Sep 24-28 Continuous Random Variables HW 5 (Due Oct 5) (soln)
5.Oct 1-5 Famous Distributions PDFs
1-5Oct 8-12 Review, 1st Midterm (Oct 12) (Hists of midterm, course avgs)
Oct 13-16 Fall Break (Midsemester grades reported)
6.Oct 17-19 Joint Distributions and survey HW 6 (Due Oct 26) (soln)
7.Oct 22-26 Joint Distributions & Expectations HW 7 (Due Nov 2) (soln)
7.Oct 29-Nov 2 Expectations HW 8 (Due Nov 9) (soln)
8.Nov 5-9 Central Limit Thm & Multivariate Normal HW 9 (Due Nov 14) (soln)
5-8Nov 12-16 Review, 2nd Midterm (Nov 16) (Hists of midterm, course avgs)
Nov 21-25 Thanksgiving Recess (Thanksgiving is Nov 22)
9.Nov 26-30 Limits of Random Variables HW 10 (Due Dec 3) (soln)
9.Dec 3-7 Limits of RV's (cont.), Review for Final (Hist of pre-final course avgs)
1-9Dec 13 Cumulative Final Examination (Thu, 2-5pm) (Hists of exam, course avgs)