Probability - Fall 2017

Text: A first course in Probability, Sheldon Ross, 9th ed
HW collected and returned in recitation.
No late HW accepted.
 


Sept 7 (Wed)                               
Reading: 1.1-1.5                                                                                 
Problems (due Fri Sept 15):                                                        
    P.15  # 2,5,8c,10,15,17,22,24,28,34
    P.17  # 10ac

Sept 11  (Mon)
Reading: 2.1-2.3, 2.5(Ex a-h)
Problems  (due Fri Sept 15)
   P.48  # 1,8,9,13,15ae,18,23,32,43 

Sept 13 (Wed)
Reading: 2.4, 2.5(Ex i-n)
Problems  (due Fri Sept 22):
    P.48  # 2,12,14,19,25,29,33,36,45

Sept 18 (Mon)
Reading: 3.2
Problems  (due Fri Sept 22)
     p. 97  # 1,5,7,8,10,12,15,17,23,29

Sept 20 (Wed)
Reading: 3.3
Problems  (due Fri Sept 29)
     P. 99  # 30,33,36,37,39,41,45,47,48,51

Sept 25  (Mon)
Reading: 3.4(Ex a-k)
Problems   (due Fri Sept 29)
     P.102  # 53,56,59c,61,62,67c

Sept 27  (Wed)
Reading: 3.4(Exl-n), 3.5
Problems   (due Fri Oct 6)
    P.104  # 70,74,76,78,83,88

Oct 2  (Mon)
Reading: 4.1(up to Ex 1c), 4.2, 4.3
Problems   (due Fri Oct 6)
    P.163  # 1,3,5,7ad, 8ad,14,18

Oct 4  (Wed)
Reading: 4.4, 4.5, 4.6(up to Ex 6d)
Problems   (due Fri Oct 13)
    P.164  # 20a,23,25,27,28,30,32,33,38,40,44

Oct 11  (Wed)
Reading: 4.6, 4.7
Problems   (due Fri Oct 20)
    P.164  # 46,48,50,51,53,56

Oct 16  (Mon)
Reading: 4.8.1, 4.8.2
Problems   (due Fri Oct 20)
    P.168  # 59,60,62,63,70,75

Oct 18  (Wed)
Reading: 4.9, 5.1, 5.2(up to P.180)
Problems   (due Fri Oct 27)
    P.169  # 83,84,85
    P.172  # 27,35
    P.212  # 1,4,6b,8



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   FIRST MIDTERM:  Mon, Oct 23  
   (in class, closed book) 
   on material covered through Mon, Oct 16
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Oct 25  (Wed)
Reading: 5.2, 5.3
Problems   (due Fri Nov 3)
    P.212  # 10,11,14
    P.215  # 6,8

Oct 30  (Mon)
Reading: 5.4 (up to P.190)
Problems   (due Fri Nov 3)
    P.212  # 16,19,23
    P.215  # 11, 13ab

Nov 1  (Wed)
Reading: 5.4
Problems   (due Fri Nov 10)
    P.212  # 13,14,15ab,17,21

Nov 6  (Mon)
Reading: 5.5, 6.1
Problems   (due Fri Nov 10)
    P.212  # 23,25,27,31,32,33,37,39
    P.271  # 1a,2,6,7,8,10

Nov 8  (Wed)
Reading: 6.2, 6.3 (through p.240)
Problems   (due Fri Nov 17)
    P.271  # 13,14,15bc,17,18,19,20,22,24abc

Nov 13  (Mon)
Reading: 6.3,6.4
Problems   (due Fri Nov 17)
    P.273  # 27,28b,29a,32,33,34c,38,39,40

Nov 15  (Wed)
Reading: 6.5,5.7
Problems   (due Fri Dec 1)
    P.273  # 41,42,44
    P.214  # 40,41

Nov 20  (Mon)
Reading: 6.7, 7.1
Problems   (due Fri Dec 1)
    P.274  # 52,54,55,56b,58



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   SECOND MIDTERM:  Mon, Nov 27  
   (in class, closed book) 
   on material covered through Wed, Nov 15
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Nov 29  (Wed)
Reading: 7.2 (through Ex 2l)
Problems   (due Fri Dec 8)
    P.352  # 3,4,5,6,7ab,8,11,12a,16,22

Dec 4  (Mon)
Reading: 7.2 (through Ex 2o), 7.4
Problems   (due Fri Dec 8)
    P.354  # 30,31,33a,35bc,36,37,38,39,45a

Dec 6  (Wed)
Reading: 7.5, 7.7
Problems   (due Fri Dec 15)
    P.355  # 48ab,49,50,53,55,56,58,64,65
    P.358  # 75ac
    P.363  # 48

Dec 11  (Mon)
Reading: 7.7, 8.1, 8.2
Problems   (due Fri Dec 15)
`    P.390  # 1,2ab,4a,5,7,11

Dec 12  (Tues)
Reading: 8.3   
   [no problems assigned]

NO CLASS on Wed, Dec 13



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   FINAL EXAM:  Mon, Dec 18  
   (closed book, no notes, no calculators) 
   cumulative, i.e. material from beginning of term
          through Wed, Dec 13, with
   strong emphasis on material since first midterm
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