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Math 170A. Section 2. Fall 2012

Probability Theory 170A

Lectures: MWF 12:00 - 12:50 pm at MS 5117
Office hours: MW 9:30 -11:00 am.

Discussion: T 12:00 -12:50 pm at MS 5117
TA: Liu, Wenjian. Email : wenjianliu@math.ucla.edu

The first day handout with all of the class policies is available in pdf format . Weekly homeworks will be posted below.

Announcements . Home page is finally up! Homeworks, practice exams and other material will be posted here.

First Midterm practices are finally here! Practice #1. Practice #2. Practice #3.

Homeworks

Homework is due on each friday at the beginning of class (first homework is due on October 5th)

Week 1. Solve Problems 1,2,5,6 and 7 from the end of Chapter I. Read the solutions to Problems 3 and 4.

Week 2. Read Sections 1.4 through 1.6. Solve the following problems from the end of Chapter I: 8,9,10, 14, 15,16,17,18, 23 and 27. Study the solution to Problems 13 and 29 presented in the book.

Week 3. Read Sections 2.1 through 2.3. Solve the following problems from the end of Chapter I: 30, 31, 33, 35, 36, 39, 49, 52 and 55.

Week 4. Read Sections 2.4 and 2.5. Solve the problems (end of Chapter II): 2,3,5,6,7,9 and 10. Read the solutions Problems 11 and 12.

Week 5. <--- Note homeworks will be from now on be posted on pdf format (click on the left to get the file)

Week 6. Covers computations using conditioning and independence for random variables.

Week 7. Covers basics of continuous random variables and some properties of the normal distribution.

Week 10. (Final homework) Covers continuous multi-dimensional random variables, conditioning, and the continuous Bayes rule.