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/
This table gives a tentative timetable for the course. Everything in it (including possibly the dates of exams, homeworks and quizzes) is subject to change.
Chapter, section and problem numbers are from Devore, Probability and Statistics for Engineering and the Sciences, Seventh Edition (Brooks-Cole/Cengage, 2008/2009). ISBN 978-0-495-55744-9
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Tuesday | Þursday | |
Wk01 |
Dec 1
Chapter 1: Descriptive Statistics 1.1-1.2: Tabular & Pictorial Representations of Data Practice Problems: 1.11, 1.15, 1.17, 1.29
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Dec 3
Chapter 1: Descriptive Statistics 1.3-1.4: Measures of Location & Variability Practice Problems: 1.33, 1.35, 1.39, 1.49, 1.51, 1.69, 1.73
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Wk02 |
Dec 8
2.1-2.3: Axioms and Logic of Probability; Combinatorics (Counting) Practice Problems: 2.5, 2.9, 2.13, 2.17, 2.29, 2.33, 2.43 |
Dec 10
2.4-2.5: Conditional Probabilities & Bayes's Theorem; Independence Practice Problems: 2.45, 2.59, 2.63, 2.71, 2.105 parts a & b Problem Set 1 (Sec. 1.1-1.4) due; Quiz 1 (Sec. 1.1-1.4) |
Wk03 |
Dec 15
Chapter 3: Discrete Random Variables 3.1-3.2: Probability Mass Function & Cumulative Distribution Function Practice Problems: 3.7, 3.9, 3.13, 3.21, 3.23, 3.25 |
Dec 17
Chapter 3: Discrete Random Variables 3.3-3.4: Expected Values; Binomial Distribution Practice Problems: 3.29, 3.33, 3.43, 3.47 (use formula first, then verify w/table), 3.55, 3.59 Guest lecture by Dr. Kim: notes worksheet Problem Set 2 (Sec. 2.1-2.5) due; Quiz 2 (Sec. 2.1-2.5) |
Holiday |
Break |
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Wk04 |
Jan 5
Chapter 3: Discrete Random Variables 3.5: Hypergeometric & Negative Binomial Distributions Practice Problems: 3.65, 3.69, 3.71, 3.73, 3.75, 3.77 Problem Set 3 (Sec. 3.1-3.4) due |
Jan 7
Chapter 3: Discrete Random Variables 3.6: Poisson Distribution Practice Problems: 3.79, 3.81, 3.83, 3.85, 3.91, 3.93 Quiz 3 (Sec. 3.1-3.4) |
Wk05 |
Jan 12
Review for Prelim Exam 1 Problem Set 4 (Sec. 3.5-3.6) due Quiz 4 (Sec. 3.5-3.6) |
Jan 14
FIRST PRELIM EXAM (Chapters 1-3) |
Wk06 |
Jan 19
Chapter 4: Continuous Random Variables 4.1-4.2: Probability Density Function & Cumulative Distribution Function Practice Problems: 4.1, 4.5, 4.11, 4.13, 4.17, 4.21 |
Jan 21
Chapter 4: Continuous Random Variables 4.3: Normal Distribution Practice Problems: 4.29, 4.31, 4.35, 4.47, 4.53, 4.55
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Wk07 |
Jan 26
Chapter 4: Continuous Random Variables 4.4-4.5: Other Distributions (Exponential, Gamma, etc) Practice Problems: 4.59, 4.61, 4.67, 4.69, 4.71, 4.79, 4.85 Problem Set 5 (Sec. 4.1-4.3) due |
Jan 28
Chapter 4: Continuous Random Variables 4.6: Probability Plots Practice Problems: 4.87, 4.89, 4.91, 4.93, 4.97, 4.111 |
Wk08 |
Feb 2
Chapter 5: Joint Probability Distributions & Random Samples 5.1 Joint Probability Distributions Practice Problems: 5.1, 5.3, 5.9, 5.13, 5.19, 5.21 Problem Set 6 (Sec. 4.4-4.6) due |
Feb 4
Chapter 5: Joint Probability Distributions & Random Samples 5.2: Expectation Values, correlation and covariance Practice Problems: 5.25, 5.27, 5.31, 5.33, 5.37, 5.39 Quiz 6 (Sec. 4.4-4.6) |
Wk09 |
Feb 9
Chapter 5: Joint Probability Distributions & Random Samples 5.3-5.5: Statistics; Distribution of Sample Mean; Central Limit Theorem Practice Problems: 5.49, 5.55, 5.57, 5.61, 5.65, 5.67
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Feb 11
Review for Prelim Exam 2 Problem Set 7 (Sec. 5.1-5.5) due Quiz 7 (Sec. 5.1-5.5) |
Wk10 |
Feb 16
SECOND PRELIM EXAM (Chapters 4-5) |
Feb 18
Review for Final Exam |
Last Modified: 2011 December 8
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