| Instructor: | Jim Pitman |
| Title: | Concepts of Probability |
| Format: | 3 lectures per week |
| Prerequisite: | One year of calculus |
| Description: | An introduction to probability, emphasizing concepts and applications. Conditional expectation, independence, laws of large numbers. Discrete and continuous random variables. Central limit theorem. Poisson process. |
| Location: | MWF 10-11A, 60 EVANS |
| Course Control Number: | 87531 |
| Units/Credit: | 3 |
| Final Exam Group: | 7: TUESDAY, MAY 8, 2012 3-6P |
| Text: | "Probability" by Jim Pitman. Springer Cal Student Store |
| Homework: | Link to Schedule |
| Grading: | Max (10% HWK + 40% MIDTERM + 50% FINAL, 10% HWK + 90% FINAL) |
| Sections: | Sec 201 M 1-2pm 334 Evans; Sec 202 M 2-3pm 334 Evans. |
| Note: | Attendance in a supplemental section is strongly recommended. |
| Office hours: | MW 1-2, Cesar Chavez Atrium |
| GSI: | Tatania Gordeeva |
| GSI Office hours: | Tu 2-4 and Th 9-11 in 307 Evans |
| Further Resources: | Online Schedule Student Learning Center Errata to the text, maintained by Mike Leong at the Student Learning Center (pdf) Philip Stark's glossary Spring 2009 Website with copies of past midterm and final exams |
| Final Exam: | TUESDAY, MAY 8, 2012, 3PM -6 PM. 100 Lewis. |