Math 180A - Fall 2005
Introduction to Probability
Calendar

The exam dates are set. The section numbers covered on particular days are estimates and may change depending on class speed.

Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

0

 

Sep. 19

Sep. 20

Sep. 21

Sep. 22

Sep. 23

1.1

First day of class

1

 

Sep. 26

1.2, 1.3

Sep. 27

Sep. 28

1.3, 1.4 (Conditional Prob.)

Sep. 29

Sep. 30

1.4 (Conditional Prob.), 1.5

2

 

Oct. 3

1.4 (Independence), 1.6

Oct. 4

Oct. 5

Appendix 1, Chapter 2.1

Oct. 6

Oct. 7

2.1, 2.2 (up to p. 100)

Last day to add classes

3

 

Oct. 10

2.2 (up to p. 100, cont'd)
Handouts: Midterm info, binomial distribution and normal curve

Oct. 11

Oct. 12

2.5

Oct. 13

Oct. 14

3.1

4

 

Oct. 17

Midterm 1

Oct. 18

Oct. 19

3.1

Oct. 20

Oct. 21

3.2

Last day to drop without "W"

5

 

Oct. 24

3.2, 3.3

Oct. 25

Oct. 26

3.3
Handout: Normal distribution and long-term averages or sums

Oct. 27

Oct. 28

3.3, 3.4

6

 

Oct. 31

3.4, 3.5/2.4
Handout: Poisson distribution

Nov. 1

Nov. 2

3.5/2.4, 1.6 (birthday problem - handout)

Nov. 3

Nov. 4

4.1/4.5

Handouts: Midterm info,
Continuous distribution (dartboard),
Discrete distribution (binomial)

7

 

Nov. 7

4.1/4.5

Nov. 8

Nov. 9

4.4, 4.2

Nov. 10

Nov. 11

Veteran's Day

8

 

Nov. 14

Midterm 2

Nov. 15

Nov. 16

4.2

Nov. 17

Nov. 18

4.2 (memoryless property), 5.1

9

 

Nov. 21

5.2
Handout: Joint densities for continuous random variables

Nov. 22

Nov. 23

5.2/6.3

Nov. 24

Thanksgiving

Nov. 25

Thanksgiving

10

 

Nov. 28

5.4

Last day to drop without "F"

Nov. 29

Nov. 30

5.4, 5.3
Handout: Final exam info

Dec. 1

Dec. 2

Last day of class

11

 

Dec. 5

Final exam 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Dec. 6

Dec. 7

Dec. 8

Dec. 9