MATH 4510 SUMMER

MATH 4510: Intro to Probability


Summer 2017, Session A: June 5 – July 7

Time: 12:45-02:20 MTWRF

Room: ECCR 110 changed to MUEN E064


Instructor: Dr. Janos Englander


How to reach me:

  • Office: MATH 324.
  • Phone: 303-492-4846 (with voice mail)


Office Hours: Monday and Friday 11-12



Grader and her email:

Xiao Xiao

xixi0934@colorado.edu


PREREQS.:


  • MATH 2400 (Calc 3) or APPM 2350
  • MATH 3130 (Linear algebra)

Credit NOT granted for this course and APPM 3570, ECEN 3810, or MATH 3510.


Warning: In the course we will use double integrals several times. You really need to know this stuff from Calculus! If you are not comfortable with double integrals, you may want to reconsider taking this course.


Course Content:

  • combinatorial probability
  • random variables
  • discrete and continuous distributions
  • joint distributions
  • expected value
  • Law of Large Numbers and Central Limit Theorem

(This is more or less the first 8 chapters in the book.)

If time permits, we will study the basics of Poisson processes and Markov chains. (This is the beginning of Chapter 9.)


Course Grading:


  • 10 percent: Attendance (attendance means: attending class and not using cell phones)
  • 25 percent: HW (Here "HW" refers to the first 10 sets)
  • 13 percent: First Midterm
  • 12 percent: Second Midterm
  • 40 percent: Final Exam


DATES:

The two midterms will be held during class on Tuesday, June 13 and Thursday, June 22, 2017. (MT: 45 minutes, closed book/notes.)

JUN 23: Summer 2017 Session A Final Deadline to Drop a Class in MyCUInfo (11:59 p.m.)

The final examination will be held during class on Friday, July 7, 2017.


Final exam from 2017 Spring:


4510_final.exam_2017_Spring.pdf

The required text for this course is

A First Course in Probability, 8/E ,

by Sheldon Ross CLICK

It's important you buy this book because:

  • There will be required reading from the book
  • Homework assignments will come from the book
  • I will test on material from the book
  • It will help you get a better grade in my course


There is a new (9th) edition too, but we will follow the numbering of the 8th edition in the HW.


Enrollment questions:

Please see the Registrar's web page, or call their office. If you still have problems, then see Tiffany at the Math. Dept. Office




Class policies:

  • Eating/drinking policy: That’s fine.
  • Texting policy: No texting in class.
  • Graded homework policy: It’s fine to keep the graded homework, but if you chose to keep it, then there will be no further discussions on partial credits.


Last but not least:

SOME IMPORTANT CU POLICIES (clickable)

HOMEWORK/READING ASSIGNMENTS:


I won’t accept late HW for any reason!


(1) The numbers refer to the textbook (8th edition). NOT the theoretical exercises and NOT the self-test problems. Although they are useful too.

(2) You are strongly encouraged to use LaTeX for typing homework. If you have a Mac, one possible easy way to get started is with Texshop. If you are using Linux, there are a number of other possible ways to go, using Emacs, Ghostview, etc.

(3) Homework is due in class and must be stapled, with your name and homework number on it, to receive credit.



WEEK ONE (Please do 4 problems from both parts)

(a) Chapter 1, Problems 7, 9, 13, 15, 18, 20, 27, 30

Read Chapter 1 and 2.1.-2.3


(b) Chapter 2, Problems 1, 2, 3, 8, 11, 15, 16

Read Chapter 2 and 3.1.-3.2c





WEEK TWO (Please do 4 problems from both parts)

(a) Chapter 3, Problems 1, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

Read Chapter 3.3


(b) Chapter 3, Problems 13, 14, 15, 23, 26, 31(a)-(b)

Read Chapter 3.4, 3.5





WEEK THREE (Please do 4 problems from both parts)


(a) Chapter 4, Problems 1, 2, 3, 5, 25(a)-(b), 28

Read Chapter 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6


(b) Chapter 4, Problems 30(a)-(b), 33, 38(a)-(b), 40, 51, 52, 57(a)-(b)

Read Chapter 4.7, 4.8.1, 4.8.3





WEEK FOUR (Please do 3 problems from each of the three parts)


(a) Chapter 5, Problems 3, 4, 6, 7, 11, 13

Read Chapter 4.10, 5.1, 5.2


(b) Chapter 5, Problems 15, 19, 21 (see table on p. 201)


(c) Chapter 6, Problems 10, 11, 21

Read Chapter 5.3, 5.4 (except 5.4.1), 5.5, 6.1





WEEK FIVE (Please do 3 problems from all three parts)


(a) Chapter 6, Problems 22, 23, 26, 27, 29, 39

Read Chapter 6.2


(b) Chapter 7, Problems 1, 4, 6, 7, 9, 16, 30, 36

Read Chapter 7.2 (not 7.2.1-7.2.2), 7.5, 7.7 (not the joint one)


(c) Chapter 8, Problems 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Read Chapter 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5