| Date | Sections | Topics | Homework | Quiz |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, 3/31 | Introduction | No homework | ||
| Wed, 4/2 | 2.1-2.2 | Sample spaces and the algebra of sets | 2.2.28, 2.2.40 | |
| Fri, 4/4 | 2.3 | The probability function | 2.3.2, 2.3.9 | |
| Mon, 4/7 | 2.4 | Conditional probability | 2.4.17, 2.4.19 | |
| Wed, 4/9 | 2.5-2.6 | Independence and combinatorics | 2.5.7, 2.5.18 | |
| Fri, 4/11 | 2.6-2.7 | Combinatorial probability | 2.6.21, 2.7.18 | |
| Mon, 4/14 | 3.1-3.2 | Binomial and hypergeometric probabilities | 3.2.20, 3.2.25 | |
| Wed, 4/16 | 3.3 | Discrete random variables | 3.3.3, 3.3.11 | |
| Fri, 4/18 | 3.4 | Continuous random variables | 3.4.1, 3.4.10 | Quiz 1 |
| Mon, 4/21 | 3.5 | Expected value | 3.5.8, 3.5.17 | |
| Wed, 4/23 | 3.5-3.6 | The variance | 3.6.5, 3.6.15 | |
| Fri, 4/25 | 3.7 | Joint densities | 3.7.11, 3.7.21 | |
| Mon, 4/28 | 3.7 | Independence of random variables | 3.7.42 | Quiz 2 |
| Wed, 4/30 | 3.9 | Further properties of the mean and variance | 3.9.2, 3.9.13 | |
| Fri, 5/2 | 3.11 | Conditional densities | 3.11.2, 3.11.20 | |
| Mon, 5/5 | 3.12 | Moment-generating functions | 3.12.7, 3.12.14 | |
| Wed, 5/7 | 4.2-4.3 | The Poisson and normal distributions | 4.2.22, 4.3.2 | |
| Fri, 5/9 | 4.3 | The central limit theorem | 4.3.15,4.3.20 | |
| Mon, 5/12 | 4.4-4.5 | The geometric and negative binomial distributions | 4.4.4, 4.5.1 | |
| Wed, 5/14 | 5.1-5.2 | Estimating parameters: MLE | 5.2.5, 5.2.7 | |
| Fri, 5/16 | 5.2 | Method of moments | 5.2.12, 5.2.20 | Quiz 3 |
| Mon, 5/19 | 5.3 | Interval estimation | 5.3.2 | |
| Wed, 5/21 | 5.3 | Confidence interval for mean | 5.3.4 | |
| Fri, 5/23 | 5.3 | Confidence interval for proportion | 5.3.9, 5.3.21 | |
| Mon, 5/26 | Memorial Day Holiday, No Class | |||
| Wed, 5/28 | 6.1-6.2 | Tests concerning means | 6.2.1, 6.2.3, 6.2.7 | |
| Fri, 5/30 | 6.2 | Tests concerning proportions | 6.3.1, 6.3.4 | |
| Mon, 6/2 | 7.1-7.4 | Student t-distribution and t-test | 7.4.2, 7.4.7 | |
| Wed, 6/4 | Review | |||
| Fri, 6/6 | Review | |||
| Wed, 6/11 | 10:15 -12:15, Final Exam | |||