MATH 320
Probability
4 Undergraduate credits
Effective
August 16, 2013
– Present
Graduation requirements this course fulfills
This is a calculus-based probability course. It covers the following topics. (1) General Probability: set notation and basic elements of probability, combinatorial probability, conditional probability and independent events, and Bayes Theorem. (2) Single-Variable Probability: binomial, geometric, hypergeometric, Poisson, uniform, exponential, gamma and normal distributions, cumulative distribution functions, mean, variance and standard deviation, moments and moment-generating functions, and Chebysheff Theorem. (3) Multi-Variable Probability: joint probability functions and joint density functions, joint cumulative distribution functions, central limit theorem, conditional and marginal probability, moments and moment-generating functions, variance, covariance and correlation, and transformations. (4) Application to problems in medical testing, insurance, political survey, social inequity, gaming, and other fields of interest.
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Learning outcomes
General
- Understand the theory and the applications of discrete and continuous random variables.
- Be familiar with common discrete and continuous probability distributions, and understand when and how to use them.
- Understand the theory and the applications of multivariate probability distributions, conditional expectations, and covariances.
Spring 2021
| Section | Title | Instructor | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Probability | Green, Michael D | Books | Course details |