STAT/MATH 511 HOMEPAGE, FALL, 2009

PROBABILITY

Instructor: Joshua M. Tebbs

Office: 209G LeConte (tel: 777.5163)

Office Hours: 11.00-12.00 MWF (or by appointment)

Class Time: 1.25-2.15 MWF in LeConte 210A

TA Information:

Handouts:

• Syllabus
• R commands
• Course notes*

* This is the complete set of course notes for STAT/MATH 511 (this covers Chapters 2-5 from the text). Please let me know if you find any errors.

Homework Assignments:*

• Homework 0: Calculus review.
Due September 23.


• Homework 1: Chapter 2: 7, 11, 19, 28, 34, 37, 42, 43, 44, and 55. Due September 2.
• Homework 2: Chapter 2: 64, 68, 69, 76, 77, 81, 83, 94, 95, and 96. Due September 9.
• Homework 3: Chapter 2: 99, 102, 104, 125, 129, 157, 158, 162, 170, and 178. Due September 16.



• Homework 4: Chapter 3: 6, 9, 12, 14, 19, 33, 34, 155, 158, and 162. Due September 23.
• Homework 5: Chapter 3: 44, 48, 58, 71, 73, 97, 108, 113, 153, and 215. Due October 5.
• Homework 6: Chapter 3: 122, 132, 133, 140, 163, 185, 188, 206, 209, and 213. Due October 14.



• Homework 7: Chapter 4: 1, 9, 12, 15, 27, 28, 34, 43, 142, and 144. Due October 21.
• Homework 8: Chapter 4: 47, 77, 79, 81, 88, 92, 101, 104, 109, and 128. Due October 28.
• Homework 9: Chapter 4: 126, 129, 155, 157, 176, 186, 187, 190, 191, and 196. Due November 4.



• Homework 10: Chapter 5: 6, 9, 15, 18, 22, 25, 26, 32, 37, and 48. Due November 16.
• Homework 11: Chapter 5: 52, 53, 69, 76, 77, 81, 92, 94, 99, and 100. Due November 23.
• Homework 12: Chapter 5: 103, 112, 114, 123, 130, 133, 141, 148, 164, and 165. Due December 4.

* All problems are from Wackerly, Mendenhall, and Scheaffer (2008).

Actuarial Preparation

• SOA Exam P Homepage

R program:

• Bivariate normal pdf

Exams:

• Midterm 1: Friday, September 25. WMS (text): CH2, CH3 (only Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, and 3.9). Course notes: Pages 1-40. HW1-4. Practice Problems
• Midterm 2: Friday, November 6. WMS (text): CH3 (only Sections 3.4-3.9), CH4. Course notes: Pages 41-100. HW5-9. Practice Problems
• Final Exam: Saturday, December 12, at 2.00pm. WMS (text): CH2-5, Course notes: CH2-5, HW1-12. Chapter 5 Practice Problems
  Practice Final 1 Practice Final 2 Practice Final 3
  Note: I will hand out solutions to the practice finals in class.

Last updated: December 15, 2009.