ST 371 Introduction to Probability and Distribution Theory
Link: Syllabus.
Personal note to students: Please do not feel intimidated about interacting with the me. Regardless of how busy or stressed I may appear to you, teaching your class is a part of my job, and I take that very seriously. I care deeply about the quality of your learning. Please always reach out to me if you have questions, concerns, or need help. I understand that it can be difficult and can even feel embarrassing to ask for help. However, I was once in your position, and I promise to always treat you with respect, empathy, and kindness. Nobody that ever did anything meaningful did so without first failing over and over again.
Link: The lecture notes have been moved to the shared Dropbox folder for the course.
Homework assignments
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Check out this episode of Radiolab: Stochasticity
- Homework 1, due: 23:59 on Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Chapter 1 of Devore; Exercises 2, 3, 4, 12, 14, 17, 19, 22, 29, 31
- Homework 2, due: 23:59 on Tuesday, August 25, 2020
Chapter 1 of Devore; Exercises 35, 38, 39, 41, 42, 44, 45, 46, 49, 52, 59, 62, 68, 78, 79, 84
- Homework 3, due: 23:59 on Thursday, September 3, 2020
Chapter 2 of Devore; Exercises 2, 6, 9, 12, 14, 18, 22, 24, 26, 30
- Homework 4, due: 23:59 on Thursday, September 10, 2020
Chapter 2 of Devore; Exercises 33, 39, 40, 44, 47, 48, 52, 56, 57, 58, 63
- Midterm 1, 09:00am on Monday, September 14, 2020 - 09:00am on Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Link: Midterm 1; solution
- Homework 5, due: 23:59 on Thursday, September 24, 2020
Chapter 2 of Devore; Exercises 71, 73, 74, 82, 84, 87
Chapter 3 of Devore; Exercises 2, 8, 12, 14, 21
- Homework 6, due: 23:59 on Thursday, October 1, 2020
Chapter 3 of Devore; Exercises 24, 28, 29, 33, 34, 35, 37, 45, 47, 48, 58
- Homework 7, due: 23:59 on Thursday, October 8, 2020
Chapter 3 of Devore; Exercises 66, 68, 69, 74, 80, 84, 119
Chapter 4 of Devore; Exercises 1, 4, 7
- Homework 8, due: 23:59 on Thursday, October 15, 2020
Chapter 4 of Devore; Exercises 9, 12, 14, 15, 18, 23, 24, 27, 29
- Midterm 2, 09:00am on Monday, October 19, 2020 - 09:00am on Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Link: Midterm 2; solution
Link: study guide
- Optional problems for break week
Chapter 4 of Devore; Exercises 33, 41, 43, 49, 51, 53, 57, 59, 63, 73, 75
- Homework 9, due: 23:59 on Thursday, November 5, 2020
Chapter 4 of Devore; Exercises 76, 80, 84
Chapter 5 of Devore; Exercises 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 22, 25, 28
- Homework 10, due: 23:59 on Thursday, November 12, 2020
Chapter 5 of Devore; Exercises 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 49, 53, 58, 59, 63, 64
- Final exam, 09:00am - 01:00pm on Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Link: study guide