Mathematics 170A - Spring 2004
Probability Theory
- Time and place: MWF at 9 in MS 5138
- Instructor: Thomas M. Liggett
- Office hours: MF 10-11, W 1-2 in MS 7919
- Text: A First Course in Probability (6th edition)
by S. Ross
- Prerequisite: Mathematics 32B, 33B
- For more information: See Handout
- Midterms: Fridays April 30 (which covers
Chapters 1,2,3) and May 28 (which covers through section
5.3).
- There will be a Q&A session for the final exam at
3pm on Friday, June 11, in MS 5117.
- Final exam: The final exam will be 3-6 pm on Tuesday,
June 15 in MS 5138. It will cover through section 6.3, inclusive,
excluding 1.6,2.7,3.5,4.8.2,4.8.4,5.6. There will be an
emphasis on later material.
Homework
- Due April 8: page 15 #1,3,5,7,8,10; page 18 #2,4.
- Due April 15: page 16 #13,14,20,27; page 19 #11,14;
page 53 #1,3,8; page 59 #5.
- Due April 22: page 54 #12,15,18,21,23,25,29; page 60 #11,15,19.
- Due April 29: page 104 #3,5,10,15,21,51,69; page 115 #4,6,16.
- Due May 6: page 107 #31,41; page 116 #11; page 171 #2, 8(a,b),
13,17,19; page 180 #4,5.
- Due May 13: page 173 #21,22,25,26,32,33,37; page 180 #6,10,13.
- Due May 20: page 176 #41,52,53,54,59,61; page 181 #14,16,17,19.
- Due May 27: page 182 #23,25; page 228 #4,5,6,7,12,17; page 232
#5,6.
- Due June 3: page 231 #31,32,34,38,39; page 233 #8,11,12(a,c),14.
- Due June 10: page 229 #15,16,18,23,28; page 290 #1,7,8; page
296 #2,9.