Course Schedule


Note: Schedule is tentative and might change during the life of the course. Red markes effective topic covered. Green is what is planned for the next few classes.

Date Planned Section Planned Topic Effective Section Effective Topic Exam Homework Due
1/3 M 12.1 Counting 12.1 Counting
1/5 W 12.2.1 Probability: Basic Definitions 12.2.1 Probability: Basic Definitions
1/7 F 12.2.2 Equally Likely Outcomes 12.2.2 Equally Likely Outcomes
1/10 M 12.3.3 Independence 12.3.1 Conditional Probability Homework 1
1/12 W 12.3.1 Conditional Probability 12.3.2 The Law of Total Probability
1/14 F 12.3.2 The Law of Total Probability 12.3.4 The Bayes Formula
1/17 M Academic Holiday
1/19 W 12.3.4 The Bayes Formula 12.3.3 Independence Homework 2
1/21 F 12.4.1 Discrete Distributions 12.4.1 Discrete Distributions
1/24 M 12.4.2 Mean and Variance 12.4.1 Discrete Distributions - cont'd Midterm 1 Homework 3
1/26 W 12.4.2 Joint Distributions 12.4.3 Binomial Distribution
1/28 F 12.4.3 Binomial Distribution 12.4.3 Binomial and Hypergeometric Distributions
1/31 M 12.4.4 Multinomial Distribution 12.4.5 Geometric Distribution Homework 4
2/2 W 12.4.5 Geometric Distribution 12.4.6 Approximations and the Poisson Distribution
2/4 F 12.4.6 Poisson Distribution 1 12.4.6 Approximations and the Poisson Distribution - cont'd
2/7 M Buffer 12.4.2 Mean 1 Midterm 2 Homework 5
2/9 W 12.4.6 Poisson Distribution 2 12.4.2 Mean 2
2/11 F 12.5.1 Density Functions 12.4.2 Variance
2/14 M 12.5.2 The Normal Distribution 1 12.4.3-12.4.6, 12.5.1 M+V of Standard Distributions, c.d.f's. Homework 6
2/16 W 12.5.2 The Normal Distribution 2 12.5.1 Continuous r.v.'s 1
2/18 F 12.5.3 The Uniform Distribution 12.5.1, 12.5.3 Continuous r.v.'s 2
2/21 M Academic Holiday
2/23 W 12.5.4 The Exponential Distribution 1 12.5.3 Uniform Dist. 1 Midterm 3 Homework 7
2/25 F 12.5.4 The Exponential Distribution 2. 12.5.3, 12.5.4 Uniform Dist. 2, Exponential Dist. 1
2/28 M 12.6.1 The Law of Large Numbers 1 12.5.4, 12.5.2 Exponential Dist. 2, Normal Dist. 1 Homework 8
3/2 W 12.6.1 The Law of Large Numbers 2 12.5.4 The Normal Distribution 2
3/4 F 12.6.2 The Central Limit Theorem 1 12.6.2 Central Limit Theorem 1
3/7 M Buffer 12.6.2 Central Limit Theorem 2 Midterm 4 Homework 9
3/9 W 12.6.2 The Central Limit Theorem 2 12.6.2 CLT and the Normal Approximation
3/11 F Review CLT - cont'd
3/14 M Final (11:30-2:30)