Department of Statistics
University of California, Santa Barbara


PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS I
PSTAT 120A
Instructor: Dr. Janos Englander
  Spring 2009

Lectures: 
TR
11:00-12:15
NH 1006

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Course Content:

 

  • combinatorial probability

  • random variables

  • discrete and continuous distributions

  • joint distributions

  • expected value

  • Law of Large Numbers and Central Limit Theorem

 




Course Grading:

10 percent:  Attandence

25 percent:  Homework

25 percent:      Midterm

         40 percent:  :Final Exam



Exam Dates:

MidtermTuesday, May 5, during class

Final: Wednesday, June 10, 12-3 pm, lecture hall










For additional documents: Gauchospace site




  The required text for this course is
First Course in Probability, A, 8/E ,
by Sheldon Ross

It's important you buy this book because:

  • There will be required reading from the book
  • Homework assignments will come from the book
  • I will test on material from the book
  • It will help you get a better grade in my course


                  !!! Practice exam on Thursday April 30 !!!



 

How to reach me:

Office: 5505 SH, Statistics and Applied Probability.
Phone
:
(805) 893 8155 (with voice mail)

electronic mail


 Office Hours:    T  and R 1:00   - 2:00

Add codes: Please see Angelica at the Stat. Dept. Office


     

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Discussion Sections and TA's:



DIS
40337
R
5:00-5:50
434 0145
DIS
40345
F
10:00-10:50
HSSB1224
DIS
40352
F
12:00-12:50
HSSB 1228
DIS
40360
M
11:00-11:50
434 0145

There are no discussions on the first week.

Winslow Strong (OH: M 12-1, F 11-12, Conf Room SH)
Jacob Serup.