STAT 421 / M 421: Probability Theory

Instructor: John Borkowski

Text: "Introduction to Probability and Mathematical Statistics" by Bain and Englehart (Second edition). Publisher: Duxbury and Thomson. 1992.

Class: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:00-9:50, Wilson Hall 1-144.

  • Course Syllabus

    Course notes by topic.

  • T-Table

  • 0. Review of Set Theory (2 pages)

  • 1. Probability (9 pages)

  • 2. Random Variability and Their Distributions (21 pages)

  • 2. with extra space for writing notes

  • 3. Special Probability Distributions (37 pages)

  • 3. with extra space for writing notes

  • 4. Joint Distributions (13 pages)

  • 4. with extra space for writing notes

  • 5. Properties of Random Variables

  • 6. Functions of Random Variables

  • 7. Limiting Distributions (under preparation)

    Assignments

  • Assignment 1 (Due September 9)

  • Assignment 2 (Due September 16)

  • Assignment 3 (Due September 23)

  • Assignment 4 (Due September 28)

  • Assignment 5 (Due October 5)

  • Assignment 6 (Due October 19)

  • Assignment 7 (Due October 28)

  • Assignment 8 (Due November 2)

  • Assignment 9 (Due November 9)

  • Assignment 10 (Due November 16)

  • Assignment 11 (Due December 2)

  • Assignment 12 (Due December 7)

  • Assignment 13 (Due December 11)