Lecture Time: 12:00pm – 1:50pm (MW) Location: Aspen Hall 018
Textbook: Ross, A First Course in Probability 9th Ed.Prerequisite: Math
2080 and Math 3080
Instructor:
Mei Yin mei.yin@du.edu
Office and Office Hours: Aspen Hall Middle 713B, 2:30pm – 4:00pm (MW), or by
appointment
Lecture Schedule: Here is a plan of the
course (may be altered for pedagogical reasons as the
course develops).
Ch. 6: Jointly Distributed Random Variables |
2 weeks |
Ch. 7: Properties of Expectation |
5 weeks |
Ch. 8: Limit Theorems |
2 weeks |
Ch. 9: Additional Topics in Probability |
1 week |
The Week Of |
Material Covered |
January 3 – January 6 |
Introduction, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3 |
January 9 – January
13 |
6.4, 6.5, 6.7 |
January 17 – January 20 |
7.1, 7.2 |
January 23 – January 27 |
7.3, 7.4, 7.5 |
January 30 – February
3 |
7.6, Review |
February 6 – February
10 |
Midterm, 7.7 |
February 13 – February
17 |
7.8, 7.9, 8.1 |
February 20 – February
24 |
8.2, 8.3, 8.4 |
February 27 – March
3 |
8.5, 8.6, 9.1 |
March 6 – March 10 |
9.2, 9.3, 9.4 |
March 13 |
Review |
Homework: Homework will be assigned about
once a week. The due date is every Monday at the
beginning of the class. Homework must be turned in
promptly to receive credit. For submitted problems, students
are expected to show work and justify their answers. Please
write your name on the first page. If you are submitting
multiple pages, please staple them together. The eight highest
homework scores will contribute to 30% of your final
grade.
Exams: A midterm is
tentatively scheduled during
class time on Monday,
February 6. The final
exam is
scheduled on Tuesday,
March 14 at 12:00pm – 1:50pm in our
usual classroom. Makeup exams will only be offered in
the event of extreme circumstances. If you think you have a
problem which will force you to miss an exam, come talk to
me as soon as possible.
Help: Additional
handouts will be distributed throughout the quarter.
Students are also encouraged to ask for individualized
help from the instructor at any time.
Students with Disabilities: If you qualify
for academic accommodations because of a disability or
medical issue, please submit a faculty letter to me from
Disability Services Program (DSP) in a timely manner so
that your needs may be addressed. DSP determines
accommodations based on documented disabilities/medical
issues. DSP is located on the 4th floor of Ruffatto
Hall, 1999 E Evans Ave, 303-871-2278. Information is
also available online at http://www.du.edu/disability/dsp;
see the Handbook
for Students with Disabilities.
Religious Accommodations: University
policy grants students excused absences from class or
other organized activities for observance of religious
holy days, unless the accommodation would create an
undue hardship. Faculty are asked to be responsive to
requests when students contact them in
advance to
request such an excused absence. Students are
responsible for completing assignments given during
their absence, but should be given an opportunity to
make up work missed because of religious observance.
Once a student has registered for a class, the student
is expected to examine the course syllabus for potential
conflicts with holy days and to notify the instructor by
the end of the first week of classes of any conflicts
that may require an absence (including any required
additional preparation/travel time). The student is also
expected to remind the faculty member in advance of the
missed class, and to make arrangements in advance (with
the faculty member) to make up any missed work or
in-class material within a reasonable amount of time.
Note: Homework assignments on this
page are subject to change. The website is always the most
accurate source for assignments, so if you print out a copy of
this page early, check the web each week to make sure the
problems have not been changed. Your teacher will also call
attention to it whenever any change
is made.
Work the following homework problems at the appropriate time.
Chapter # |
Problems |
Theoretical Exercises |
6 |
2, 6, 7, 14, 15, 18, 19, 23, 24, 28, 30 |
5, 6, 9 |
7 |
3, 8, 9, 10, 13, 18, 21, 22, 25, 38, 45 |
50, 54 |
8 |
2, 3, 7, 11, 15, 16 |
4, 9 |
9 |
2, 4, 6, 8, 12 |
1, 2 |