AMS 569: Probability Theory

Probability spaces and sigma-algebras. Random variables as measurable mappings. Borel-Cantelli lemmas. Expectation using simple functions. Monotone and dominated convergence theorems. Inequalities. Stochastic convergence. Characteristic functions. Laws of large numbers and the central limit theorem.

Required Textbook: Probability Essentials by Jean Jacod and Philip Protter, 2nd edition, 2004, Springer

Supplementary Textbooks:

  1. A Probability Path by Sidney I. Resnick, 2005, Birkhäuser
  2. Probability: Theory and Examples by Rick Durrett, 5th edition, 2019, Cambridge University Press
  3. Probability and Measure by Patrick Billingsley, 3rd edition, 1995, Wiley
  4. A Course in Probability Theory by Kai Lai Chung, 3rd edition, 2000, Academic Press