The following is a tentative schedule for the course. Please check back regularly for updates as the term progresses.
Week | Date | Sections in Text | Description | Practice Problems |
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1 | Mar 27-31 | 1.1, 1.2 3.1 |
Discrete Probabilities Permutations |
§1.1: # 3, 5 §1.2: # 2, 5, 7, 13, 24 §3.1: # 1, 4, 8, 13 |
2 | Apr 3-7 | 3.2, 4.1 | Combinations Conditional Probabilities |
§3.2: #1, 5, 11, 17 §4.1: #3,5, 9, 24, 26 |
3 | Apr 10-14 | 6.1, 6.2 | Expected Value, Variance | §6.1: #5,7, 13,20 §6.2: #3,7, 15,19 |
4 | Apr 17-21 | 5.1 |
Important Distributions |
§5.1: #1,9, 13,20 |
4 | Apr 17 | Chap: 1.1 - 6.1 | -----!! Mid Term 1 !! ------ | 4:30-6:30 pm 008 Kemeny midterm practice m.term practice solns Some past exams |
5 | Apr 24-28 | 8.1 | Law of Large Numbers | §8.1: #5,7,9 |
6 | May 1-5 | 9.1 |
Central Limit Theorem; Bernoulli Trials |
§9.1: # 1, 5, 10 §2.2: # 1 |
6 | May 5 | 6.1, 6.2, 5.1, 8.1 | ------!! Mid Term 2 !!---- | 4:30-6:30 pm, Kemeny 008 m.termII practice practice solns |
7 | May 8-12 | 9.2 | Central Limit Theorem:Independent Trials | §9.2#4,5, 7 |
8 | May 15-19 | 11.1, 11.2 |
Introduction to Markov Chains |
§11.1: #1,6,5,13
§11.2: # 4,5,7 |
9 | May 22-26 | 11.3 | Regular Markov Chains, Ergodic Markov Chains | |
9 | June 2 | -----!! Final Exam. 8:00 am Kemeny 007!!---- | Pactice Problems Pactice Solns |