MAT 516: Probability and Statistics for Teachers-- SP 2024

• Lectures: MW 5:00- 6:20 pm in Physics P130

• Instructor: Insung Park (Math tower 3-118)

• Office Hours: MW 4:00-5:00 pm at Math tower 3-118

• Grader: Zhulei Pan

• Description: A priori and empirical probabilities; conditional probability; mean and standard deviation; random variables; financial distributions; continuous distributions; sampling; estimation; decision making. Mathematical topics integrate the study of the historical development of statistics and probability, including contributions from diverse cultures.

• Textbook: Fundamentals of Probability: With Stochastic Processes by Saeed Ghahramani

• Exams: Three problem-solving exams

Midterm: Oct 9th, 5:00pm-5:20pm (in class. tentative)

Final: Dec 11th, 5:30pm – 8:00pm

• Homework: 1) Weekly problem-solving assignments and 2) Lesson plan assignments

• Final course grade will be determined by a weighted average of below

Assignments 30%

Midterm Exam 30%

Final Exam 40%

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