1016-351: Probability
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This is the webpage for a prior quarter's section of Probability. If you're looking for information on my most recent section of the course, please go to http://ccrg.rit.edu/~whelan/1016-351/

Vital Statistics

Lecture Room: CAR(76)-1235
Class Times: Tuesday & Thursday, 14:00-15:50
Required Textbook: Devore, Probability & Statistics for Engineering and the Sciences, Eighth Edition (Brooks-Cole/Cengage, 2012). ISBN 978-0-538-73352-6; http://www.cengage.com/statistics/devore
Course Webpage: http://ccrg.rit.edu/~whelan/1016-351/ (this page)
Instructor: Dr. John T. Whelan; 74-2063, 5-5083; john.whelan@astro.rit.edu or jtwsma@rit.edu
Office Hours (Tentative): MW 15:00-16:50
Course outline
Syllabus

Topics and Course Calendar

We will cover the first five chapters of Devore, corresponding to the following topics:

Descriptive Statistics
Probability
Discrete Random Variables
Continuous Random Variables
Joint Probability Distributions

A tentative timetable is given in the Course Calendar.

Lecture Notes

Problem Sets

Problem Set 1 -- Due 2011 September 13
Problem Set 2 -- Due 2011 September 20
Problem Set 3 -- Due 2011 September 27
Problem Set 4 -- Due 2011 October 4
Problem Set 5 -- Due 2011 October 18
Problem Set 6 -- Due 2011 October 25
Problem Set 7 -- Due 2011 November 1
Problem Set 8 -- Due 2011 November 8

Webpages for Prior Related Courses

In previous quarters I've taught 1016-351 and 1016-345 (Probability and Statistics for Engineers, which has a similar curriculum). You may find the the associated course materials useful.