Lecturer:
- Prof. Raphaël Ponge.
- E-mail: ponge[dot]math[at]icloud[dot]com.
- Office: Room 419 East, School of Mathematics (Wangjiang campus).
- Office hours: By appointment.
Teaching Assistant:
- Mr. Zhou, Kaijie
- E-mail: zhoukaijie[at]stu[dot]scu[dot]edu[dot]cn.
Time and Location:
- Lectures: Tuesdays from 08:15-09:55 in Room 201, Section 3, Liberal Arts Bldg. (Jiang’an campus).
- Exercise Sessions: Fridays from 10:15-11:55 in Room 103, Block A, 1st Teaching Bldg. (Jiang’an campus).
Main Reference:
- Probability and statistics for engineers and scientists by R. Walpole, R. Myers, S. Myers, and K. Ye, 9th Edition.
Grading Scheme:
- 25% (Midterm exam), 25% (homework + attendance), 50% (Final Exam).
- There will be at least 10 homework assignments.
- The Midterm Exam will be on Tuesday, April 28 from 08:15-09:55.
- Date and time of Final Exam will be communicated later.
Slides of Lectures:
Chapter 2: Probability
- Section 2.1: Sample space (slides).
- Section 2.2: Events (slides).
- Section 2.3: Counting sample points (slides).
- Section 2.4: Probability of an event (slides).
- Section 2.5: Additive Rules (slides).
- Section 2.6: Conditional probability, independence, and the Product Rule (slides).
- Section 2.7: Bayes’ Rule (slides).
Chapter 3: Random Variables and Probability Distributions
- Section 3.1: Concept of a random variable (slides).
Homework Assignment:
Homework 1 (due April 3):
- Section 2.2: # 4, 8, 14.
- Section 2.3: # 22, 32, 38, 46.
- Section 2.5: # 50, 56, 62.
Homework 2 (due April 10):
- Section 2.6: # 74, 76, 82.
- Section 2.7: # 96, 98, 102.
- Section 3.3: # 2, 4, 12.