Probability Syllabus - Fall 2007

AreaDateSectionTopicHomework
8/221.3, 1.4Axioms and Basic Theorems1-4, 7-12, 14-16, 21, 24, 27-29
242.1, 2.2Counting 1-26
272.3, 2.5Permutations(2.3) 1-27 (2.5) 1
29 Quiz #1 
312.4Combinations1-8, 13-16, 18, 19, 26, 29, 34, 35
9/52.4More Combinations9-12, 17, 21, 23, 27, 30, 32, 39-43, 49
7 Poker Probabilitiesworksheet
10 Quiz #2 
123.1, 3.2Conditional Probability(3.1) 1-8, 11-15, 19, 23 (3.2) 1-6, 9
143.3Law of Total Probability 1-4, 6-9, 12, 15
173.4Bayes' Theorem1-10, 12, 14, 15
193.5Independence1-17, 20-23, 25-31
21 Review
24 Test #1 
264.3 Discrete Random Variables 1-11
284.4Expected Value1-8, 10, 13, 14, 18
10/14.5Variance1-5, 7, 8, 13
3 Quiz #3 
55.1Binomial Distribution1-6, 11-15, 18-20, 24-26
105.2Poisson Distribution1-16, 19, 25, 26a, 27
125.3Other Distributions1, 3-16, 21, 22ab
15 Review
17 Test #2 
194.2, 6.1Continuous Random Variables (4.2) 5, 9-13, 19 (6.1) 1-11
226.3Expected Value and Variance1, 2, 4-6, 8-13, 15, 17ab, 18, 21
246.2Functions of Random Variables1-8
26 Quiz #4 
297,1, 7.3Uniform and Exponential (7.1) 1-3, 6, 9, 10, 12, 14 (7.3) 1-8, 14
317.2Normal Distribution1-20, 23, 24, 30, 33
11/211.3, 11.4Laws of Large Numbers(11.3) 1-3, 5, 6, 8, 9 (11.4) 1-5
511.5Central Limit Theorem1-8
7 Review
9 Test #3 
128.1Joint Distributions1-7, 9-13, 17-19
148.2Independent Random Variables1-4, 6, 8-13, 21, 23
168.3Conditional Distributions1-7, 18, 19
19 Quiz #5 
2610.1Expected Values of Sums3, 5, 6, 11-14
289.2, 9.3Covariance and Correlation(10.2) 1-3, 5-12, 14, 18, 19, 21, 22
(10.3) 1, 2, 5, 6
30 Review(8) 1-3, 7-9, 13, 17, 22 (9) 1-4, 6, 7, 10
12/3 Test #4 
 5 Review for Final 
10(1:00 pm)Final Exam