| Instructor: | Sean O'Rourke |
| Office: | Math 325 |
| Office Hours: | W: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm, F: 9:00 am - 10:00 am, and by appointment. |
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| Lectures: | MWF: 10:00 am - 10:50 am in ECCR 135 |
| Webpage: | http://math.colorado.edu/~seor3821/teaching/4510.15s/ |
We will be using A First Course in Probability (9th Edition) by S. Ross. In addition, you may find Janko Gravner's lecture notes helpful; these notes were created for a similar course taught at UC Davis.
In this course, we will study axioms, combinatorial analysis, independence and conditional probability, discrete and absolutely continuous distributions, expectation and distribution of functions of random variables, laws of large numbers, central limit theorems, and simple Markov chains. This is more or less the first 8 chapters of the text.
Your grade in this course will be based on the following:
Every week you will have a written homework assignment, which will give you an opportunity to use the concepts, definitions, theorems and techniques we have learned. These will be posted on the course website. Late homework will not be accepted.
Homework should be legible, have your name on it, and be stapled in order to ensure that you get credit. A goal of this course is for you to improve your ability to write clear, precise mathematical arguments; the homework (and the exams) will be graded accordingly.
I encourage you to discuss the homework problems with your classmates, tutors, or me (or any other resources you find helpful). However, the Honor Code requires that the solution you turn in must be in your own words and reflect your own understanding.
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If you qualify for accommodations because of a disability, please submit to your professor a letter from Disability Services in a timely manner (for exam accommodations provide your letter at least one week prior to the exam) so that your needs can be addressed. Disability Services determines accommodations based on documented disabilities. Contact Disability Services at 303-492-8671 or by e-mail at dsinfo@colorado.edu.
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If a religious observance conflicts with a scheduled exam or other course activity, please let me know during the first two weeks of the semester so that we can make alternate arrangements.
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