Department of Statistics
University of California, Santa Barbara
PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS I
PSTAT 120A
Instructor: Dr. Janos Englander
Spring 2008

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:

30% Homework

       30% Midterm

         40% Final Exam



Exam Dates: 

Midterm:  May 8, Thursday, during class

  Final: June 11, Wednesday, 12 - 3 p.m.










For additional documents: The ERES web site is here You have to use the password  I told you in class.




   The required text for this course is
First Course in Probability, A, 7/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


!!!                                      The solutions to the MT is posted on ERES                                           !!!


 

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  3:00   - 4:00

            



   

 

     

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Discussion Sections and TA's:

R 5:00-5:50

   GIRV 2120

F 10:00-10:50

   HSSB 1231

F 12:00-12:50

   GIRV 2112

M 11:00-11:50

   HSSB 4202

There are no discussions on the first week.

Raj Sau (office hours  on T & R  2-3pm)  and 

Yan Xu  (office hours W 12-2pm) will each cover two sections.