UCLA STAT 100A A (sec. 3) Fall 2002

Probability Theory

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UCLA Department of Statistics

STAT 100 A - Probability Theory

Instructor:
Ivo D. Dinov, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor in Statistics,
Research Scientist, Department of Neurology,
UCLA School of Medicine
E-mail:

Teaching Assistan:

Romeo Maciuca (section 3a) E-mail: rmaciuca@stat.ucla.edu

Lectures: (Boelter 2444), MWF, 9:00-9:50 AM

Discussions Section Information
Section ID	Section	Classroom	Time	TA Name
263303221	3a	(Disc.) Boelter 5420	T 10:00-10:50 AM	Romeo Maciuca

Instructor Office: Main: MS 8142E(alternative: CHS, UCLA School of Medicine, Reed 4-238, by appt. only)
TA Offices:MS ???
Virtual Office Hours (STAT 100A.3 Forum)
STAT Computer Lab: http://www.stat.ucla.edu/undergraduate/icl/

Office Hours

Dr. Dinov: MWF: 11:00 - 11:50 AM, or by arrangement
TA's: Romeo Maciuca TBA
VOH/Forum 24/7

Grading policy and basis for Final Grade:

Tentative schedule of examinations:

Midterm: Seventh week of classes: Monday, Nov. 04, 2002, 9:00 - 9:50 AM, Boelter 2444
Final: (Code 02) Wednesday, December 11 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM, Room TBA (Most likely Boelter 2444).

HW Assignment Policy:

Textbook: A First Course in Probability, Sheldon Ross, Prentice Hall (2002), 6th ed.

Tentative schedule of topics to be cover

Week 1: Sections 1.1-1.5 on combinatorial analysis
Week 2 Sections 2.1-2.4 on sample spaces and discrete probability
Week 3 Sections 3.1-3.4 on conditional probability
Week 4-5 Start Chapter 4 on discrete random variables
Week 6 Midterm Exam covering chapters 1-4
Weeks 7-8 Sections 5.1-5.5 and 5.7 on continuous random variables
Weeks 9 and 10 Sections 6.1-6.5 on jointly distributed random variables
Week 10 Review
If time permits:

Sections 7.1-7.4 on expectation and conditional expectation
Sections 8.1-8.3 on the law of large numbers and the central limit theorem.

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Ivo D. Dinov, Ph.D., Departments of Statistics and Neurology, UCLA School of Medicine