1016-351: Probability
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Vital Statistics

Lecture Room: GOS(08)-2300
Class Times: Tuesday & Thursday, 10:00-11:50
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; LAC(74)-2063, 5-5083; john.whelan@astro.rit.edu or jtwsma@rit.edu
Office Hours (Tentative): TR 14:00-15:50
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 December 6
Problem Set 2 -- Due 2011 December 13
Problem Set 3 -- Due 2012 January 10
Problem Set 4 -- Due 2012 January 17
Problem Set 5 -- Due 2012 January 31
Problem Set 6 -- Due 2012 February 7
Problem Set 7 -- Due 2012 February 14
Problem Set 8 -- Due 2012 February 21

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.

1016-351: Probability (Fall 2011)
- quizzes and exams (password protected)
1016-345: Probability and Statistics for Engineers (Winter 2010-2011)
- quizzes and exams (password protected)
1016-351: Probability (Spring 2010)
- quizzes and exams (password protected)
1016-351: Probability (Winter 2009-2010)
- quizzes and exams (password protected)

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