Statistics 131A: Probability Theory

 

Spring Quarter 2008

 

 

Lecture: MWF 3:10-4:00pm at Hutchison 115

Discussion: R 11:00-11:50am at Wellman 115

R 4:10-5:00pm at Art 204

Textbook: A First Course in Probability, 7th Ed, Ross,S.(2006)

 

 

Instructor:

Prof. Peter Hall

Office:

MSB 4224

Office hour:

Tuesday 9:00-11:00am

Email:

halpstat@ms.unimelb.edu.au

 

TA:

Andrea Gottlieb

Office:

MSB 1212

Office hour:

Thursday 2:00-3:50pm held in MSB 4229

Email:

ahgottlieb@ucdavis.edu

 

Announcement

Extra Office Hours this Sat in MSB 1147 from 1:00-2:00pm!!!!!!!!!

 

 

Course Syllabus

 

Exams

 

Midterm I (Friday April 18)

 

Suggested Problems for Extra Practice for Midterm1

 

Chapter 1: P1, P7, P13, P20

Chapter 2: P8, P19, TE11

Chapter 3: HW3

Midterm I

Practice Problems Solution

Midterm I Solutions

 

Midterm II (Friday May 16)

Suggested Problems for Extra Practice Midterm 11:

Chapter 3: examples 4a,4b,4c

Chapter 4: P35, P38

Chapter 5: P1,P6, P7

Midterm II

Can be covered in Discussion Section

Midterm II Solutions

 

Final (Wednesday June 11)

Sample Final

Sample Final Solutions

 

Homework

Homework

Problems

Solutions

HW1 (Due Monday April 14)

Chap.1: P8c, P10, P11, P12, P19, P21, T8, T9, T11

HW1

Solution

HW2 (Due Monday April 21)

Chap.2: P1, P23, P39,

T1, T2, T3, T7, T11

HW2

Solution

HW3 (Due Monday May 5)

Chap.3: P1, P9, P16, P22, P25,

Chap.4: P1, P3, P5, P6

HW3

Solution

HW4 (Due Monday May 12)

Chap. 4: P17, P38, P52, P57,

P75, P79, T6, T9, T10, T19,

T27, T29

HW4

Solution

HW5 (Due Monday May 19)

     Chap. 5: P15b,

P19, P32, P33,

HW5

Solution

HW6 (Due Wednesday May 28)

Chap.5: P35, P36, P39, P40,

T15, T16, T18, T28, T29

HW6

Solution

HW7 (Due Wednesday June 4)

 

Chap.6: P1, P7, P10, P13, P19,

P20, P22, P23, T18

HW7

Solution