Course description (from the graduate bulletin): A priory and empirical probabilities; mean and standard deviation; random variables; financial distributions; continuous distributions; sampling; estimation; decision making.
Prerequisite: No formal prerequisite. But familiarity with proofs and abstract reasoning similar to the material coverd in MAT 511 is expected. A knowledge
of integral calculus is a plus, too.
Credits: 3
Class meetings: Mon Wed at 3:50pm-5:10pm in Math 4130
Textbook: Saeed Ghahramani, Fundamentals of Probability, 3rd edition.
Homework is a compulsory part of the course. Homework assignments are due Wednesday
each week. Late homework will not
be accepted.
Tests
will be given after finishing study of each chapter.
Make-up policy: Make-up examinations are given only for work missed due to
unforeseen circumstances beyond the student's control.
Grading system: The final grade is the weighted average according the following: homework 10%, tests 50%, Final 40%. All scores will be posted on Blackboard.
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