Prerequisites: MAC 2311 Calculus and Analytic Geometry
Office hours: 3:00-3:50 PM, MWF or by appointment
Text:Probability and Statistical Inference, 7th Ed.: Robert V. Hogg & Elliot A. Tanis.
This is the first course of a mathematical introduction to Probability and Statistics.
We will cover most of Chapters 1-5:
Probability models,
Random variables of discrete type,
Random variables of continuous type;
Empirical and Probability Distributions, Probability,
Discrete Distributions;
Continuous Distributions, Multivariable Distributions,
Sampling Distribution Theory.
Tests & Grades:
Quizzes:
Every other Friday except the weeks for Midterm and Final Exams
30%
Midterm Exam:
June 20
30%
Final Exam:
August 1
40%
Your lowest quiz score will be dropped. Under no circumstances will make-up quizzes be given. Make-up exams will be administered only under exceptional circumstances. Attendance: The instructor reserves the right to make any changes she considers academically advisable. Note that it is your responsibility to attend the class and keep track of the proceedings.
Quote: The most important questions of life are, for the most part, really only problems of probability. ---Pierre Simon Laplace
Definition (American Heritage Dictionary): Probability Theory is a branch of Mathematics that studies the likelihood of occurence of random events in order to predict the behavior of defined systems.