MATH 4530: Probability

Discrete and continuous probability distributions, random variables, independence, expectation, variance.

Required Textbook: Probability by Jim Pitman, 1993, Springer

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

• Understand the basic concepts in probability and statistics.
• Compute probabilities and statistics of discrete and continuous distributions.
• Comprehend the probabilistic methods needed to analyze and critically evaluate statistical models and arguments.
• Recognize the importance of statistical ideas.