Mathematical Theory of Probability - Math 477

Section B1 - Summer 2012

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Lectures:  MWF 6:00-8:45 PM, May 29 - July 6
Location:  SEC-220 Busch
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Instructor:  Shashank Kanade
Email:  skanade@math.rutgers.edu
Office Hours:  MWF 5.00 - 5.45 PM, Hill 628 Busch

Pre-requisites:  CALC III - Third-semester, multiple-variable calculus (Math 251 at Rutgers-NB). A working knowledge of integration techniques, multiple integrals, geometric series and partial derivatives is a must for the course. A review sheet prepared by Prof. Weingart is posted here. Please have a look at the review sheet before the course begins.

Textbook:  Sheldon Ross, A First Course in Probability, 8th edition, ISBN # 978-0-13-603313-4, Prentice-Hall.

Calculators:   Neither required for the course nor permitted on the exams.

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Blue = to be handed-in
Boxed = graded

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Date
Section(s)
Homework Problems
Comments
1 W  5/30 1.1 - 1.6,
2.1, 2.2

Ch1: 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 20, 21, 25, 27, 28, 31
Ch1 Theoretical Exercises: 8, 18, 20

Ch2: 4b, 8, 9, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 28, 34, 43, 46, 47, 51, 52, 54
Ch2 Theoretical Exercises: 3, 6, 11, 12
 
Homework 1

Due: W  6/6
2 F  6/1 2.3 - 2.5
3 M  6/4 3.1 - 3.3
4 W  6/6 3.4, 3.5,
4.1, 4.2

Ch3: 1, 5, 8, 12, 15, 17, 18, 23, 28, 37 38, 57, 58(a), 63, 70, 82
Ch3 Theoretical Exercises: 1, 2, 5

Ch4: 4, 5, 6, 7, 20(a)(c), 21(b), 37, 25, 27, 28, 38
Ch4 Theoretical Exercises: 2, 3, 7
 
Homework 2

Due: W  6/13
5 F  6/8 4.3 - 4.5,
Review
6 M  6/11 EXAM I    -     On   1.1 - 1.6,   2.1 - 2.5,   3.1 - 3.5,   4.1 - 4.5
Followed by a discussion of the exam.
7 W  6/13 4.6 - 4.7
Ch4: 52, 54, 55, 61, 66, 71, 72, 75, 78, 79
Ch4 Theoretical Exercises: 8, 9

Ch5: 2, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 15, 18, 19, 21, 25, 28, 40, 41
Ch5 Theoretical Exercises: 9
 
Homework 3

Due: W  6/20
8 F  6/15 4.8,
5.1, 5.2
9 M  6/18 5.3 - 5.4
10 W  6/20 5.5, 5.6.1, 5.7
6.1

Ch5: 32, 33, 34, 37, 39
Ch5 Theoretical Exercises: 13, 15

Ch6: 1, 2(a), 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 18, 20, 23, 29, 30
 
Homework 4

Due: W  6/27
11 F  6/22 6.2, 6.3,
Review
12 M  6/25 EXAM II    -     On   4.6 - 4.8,   5.1 - 5.7,   6.1 - 6.3
Followed by a discussion of the exam.
13 W  6/27 7.1, 7.2,
7.3, 7.4

Ch7: 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 22, 30, 36, 38, 40, 45, 48, 50, 53

Ch6: 38, 39, 40(a)(b), 42

Ch8: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 11
 
Homework 5

Due: F  7/6
Due: M  7/2
14 F  6/29 6.4, 6.5,
7.5, 7.7
15 M  7/2 8.1 - 8.3
  W  7/4 NO CLASS
16 F  7/6 FINAL EXAM    -    Includes everything covered in the course

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