Math 20
Discrete Probability
Last updated May 31, 2008 12:24:09 EDT

General Information Syllabus HW Assignments

Syllabus

The following is a tentative syllabus for the course. This page will be updated irregularly.
On the other hand, the weekly syllabus contained in the Homework Assignments page will always be accurate.


Lectures Sections in Text Brief Description
9/22 1.2 Basic Probability
9/27 1.2;3.1 Basic Probability; Combinatoric: Permutations
9/29 3.2 Combinations
10/4 3.2;4.1 Combinations; Conditional Probability
10/6 4.1 Conditional Probability
10/11 6.1 Expected Value
10/13 6.2 Variance
10/18   Midterm Exam 1
10/20 5.1 Important Distributions
10/25 5.1 Important Distributions cont'd
10/27 8.1 Law of Large Numbers
11/1 9.1 Central Limit Theorem: Bernoulli Trials
11/3 9.2 CLT: Independent Trials
11/8 9.2 CLT: Independent Trials cont'd
11/10   Midterm Exam 2
11/15 11.1;11.2 Introduction to Markov Chains
11/17 11.2 Absorbing Markov Chains
11/22 11.3 Regular Markov Chains
11/24   No class(Thanksgiving break)
11/29 11.3 Ergodic Markov Chains
12/1   Review
12/5   Final Exam


Marius Ionescu
Last updated May 31, 2008 12:24:09 EDT