Spring 2021 - Probability Theory (STAT 461/661) - Course Website

Office Hours: Monday 9:30-10:30am, Thursday 4-5pm, and by appointment
Lectures: Tu/Th 10:30-11:45am, Zoom (Alternate Remote)

Syllabus: Click here to download (PDF)

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Announcements:
We will be using Canvas for all homework assignments. The weekly schedule will be updated here and on Canvas.

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Course Information

• Week 1: Jan 26, 28
  
  • Introduction, Section 2.2
    
  • Homework 1 - due Friday Feb 5
    
  
  
• Week 2: Feb 2, 4
  
  • Sections 2.3-2.4
    
  • Homework 2 - due Monday Feb 15
    
  
  
• Week 3: Feb 9, 11
  
  • Sections 2.5-2.6
    
  • Homework 3 - due Monday Feb 22
    
  
  
• Week 4: Feb 16, 18
  
  • Sections 2.6-2.7
    
  • Review Problems for Exam 1
    
  
  
• Week 5: Feb 23, 25
  
  • Sections 2.7, 3.1
    
  • Take-home EXAM 1 - due Monday March 1
    
  • Reading Day - Thursday Feb 25 (Read Section 3.1, no class)
    
  
  
• Week 6: Mar 2, 4
  
  • Sections 3.2-3.3
    
  • Homework 4 - due Wednesday March 10
    
  
  
• Week 7: Mar 9, 11
  
  • Section 3.4
    
  • Reading Day - Tuesday Mar 9 (no class)
    
  • Homework 5 - due Tuesday March 23
    
  
  
• Week 8: Mar 16, 18
  
  • Sections 3.4-3.5
    
  
  
• Week 9: Mar 23, 25
  
  • Section 3.6-3.7
    
  • Homework 6 - due Friday April 2
    
  
  
• Week 10: Mar 30, Apr 1
  
  • Section 3.7-3.8
    
  • Take-home EXAM 2 - due Monday April 5
    
  
  
• Week 11: Apr 6, 8
  
  • Sections 3.9-3.11
    
  • Homework 7 - due Monday April 19
    
  
  
• Week 12: Apr 13, 15
  
  • Sections 3.11-3.12, 4.2
    
  • Homework 8 - due Sunday April 25
    
  
  
• Week 13: Apr 20, 22
  
  • Sections 4.2, 4.4-4.6
    
  • Homework 9 - due Sunday May 2
    
  
  
• Week 14: Apr 27, 29
  
  • Section 4.6, 4.3
    
  • Take-home EXAM 3 - due Tuesday May 4
    
  
  
• Week 15: May 4
  
  • Section 4.3 and R demonstrations
    
  • FINAL EXAM (optional): Monday May 10, 12:10-2:10pm
    
  
  

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