STA 4321 - Introduction to Probability

syllabus

Homework 1 (due at the start of class on September 5) is the following problems from Chapter 2: 1, 6, 7, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 26, 28, 31, 33, 36, 40, 41, 49, 57, 63, 64

Homework 2 (due at the start of class on September 19) is the following problems from Chapter 2: 71, 75, 80, 85, 87, 96, 97, 98, 110, 112, 114, 120, 125, 133, 136, 139, 146, 148, 162

Homework 3 (due at the start of class on October 15) is the following problems from Chapter 3: 1, 4, 12, 38, 39, 43, 49, 60, 67, 71, 78, 103, 113, 117, 127, 130, 131, 145, 147, 153, 155

The syllabus states that the (tentative) date for the second exam is Thursday, October 24. I have decided to change this and instead give the second exam on Tuesday, October 29. (This allows us to recover one of the four lectures that were lost due to hurricane cancellations.)

Homework 4 (due at the start of class on October 31) is the following problems from Chapter 3: 33, 170, 173, 184, 204, 213, and the following problems from Chapter 4: 6, 11, 12, 15, 26, 27, 31, 44, 51, 66, 68(a), 74(a,b,c,d,f), 75, 91, 96(a,b,c), 97, 105a, 124a, 129, 130, 136, 137, 144, 150, 165, 174, 184

Homework 5 (due at the start of class on November 14) is the following problems from Chapter 5: 8, 10, 15, 17, 21, 26, 33, 37, 45, 52, 53, 60, 72, 76, 80, 89, 91, 92, 105, 106, 108, 114

Homework 6 (which will not be collected) is the following problems from Chapter 5: 135, 136, 149, 154, 158, and the following problems from Chapter 6: 4, 10, 11, 15, 18, 24, 25, 29, 33, 40, 41, 46, 52, 58, 72, 73, 81, 95, 107, 110

Extra office hours: The TA (Cheng) will hold in-person office hours on Monday, December 9 from 2:00-4:00pm, and he will hold Zoom office hours on Tuesday, December 10 from 10:00am-noon.