Introduction to probabilistics, fall 2012

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Introduction to Probabilistics, fall 2012

Lecturer

Ali Amiryousefi

Scope

5 cu.

Prerequisites

Elementary calculus

Lectures

Tue 8-10 & Fri 8-12
 C130.
Weeks 38-42.

Notes:
  • The session on 16th of Oct, 8-10, will be replaced with 17th of Oct, 14-16, room B120.
  • The session on 19th of Oct, 10-12, will be replaced with 17th of Oct, 16-18, room B120.
  • Last session of the course will be the October, 19th.

Course Diary

18.09.12: 1.Introduction to Probability; Sections: 1,2,3,4,5.
 21.09.12: 1.Introduction to Probability; Sections: 6,7,8,9,10.
 25.09.12: 2.Conditional Probability; Sections: 1,2,3.
 29.09.12: 3.Random Variables and Distributions; Sections: 1,2,3,4.
 02.10.12: 3.Random Variables and Distributions; Sections: 5,6.
 05.10.12: 3.Random Variables and Distributions; Sections: 7,10.
 09.10.12: 4.Expectation; Sections: 1,2,3.
 12.10.12: 4.Expectation; Sections: 4,5,6,7.

Exercises

Tue 10-12.

Notes:
  • The session on 16th of Oct, 10-12, will be replaced with 19th of Oct, 10-12, room C130.
  • There would be one bonus point for those who solve at least 80% of the total number of exercises.

First session:
Set I.pdf

Second session:
2.3: 3,4.
 3.1: 1,2.
3.2: 5,8,13.
 3.3: 4,6.
 3.4: 2,4.

Third Session:
 3.5: 3,10.
 3.6: 4,12.
 3.7: 4,8.
 3.10: 2,5,9.
 3.11: 16,20.

Last Session:
 4.1: 8,10.
 4.2: 3,9.
 4.3: 2,4.
 4.4: 7,11.
 4.5: 4,9.
 4.6: 10,12.
 4.7: 7,11.

Exams

26th of Oct.
 B120,
 14-18

Type

NOTE: This course is tailored for Bioinformatics MasterĀ“s program students with background in computer science or other discpline with no background in statistics/probabilistics.
The course cannot be used as compensation of any probability course in the study curriculum for statistics/mathematics and cannot be used (in HOPS) for intermediate or advanced level of statistics and mathematics.

Bibliography

Probability and Statistics, Morris H. DeGroot & Mark J. Schervish, Pearson, 4th edition.

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