Concepts of Probability

Stat 134 with Adam Lucas, Fall '18.


Week 1

Stat 134

Aug 20-26

  • Welcome to Stat 134!
  • Homework: 1.1.8, 1.3.12, 1.4.6, 1.4.10, 1.5.2, 1.5.4, 1.6.6, 1.rev.16

Week 2

Stat 134

Aug 27 - Sept 2

  • Reminder: the first quiz is coming up next Wednesday (9/5).
  • Homework (due 9/5): 2.1.4, 2.1.6, 2.1.8, 2.1.12, 2.2.6, 2.2.10, 2.2.14, 2.rev.24 (be careful in part b!)

Week 3

Stat 134

Sept 3-9

  • Homework (due 9/12): 2.4.1a,d (just those two parts; show some of your calculations), 2.4.6, 2.4.8, 2.5.6, 2.5.8, 2.5.12a-e (just those five parts), 2.rev.10, 2.rev.18

Week 4

Stat 134

Sept 10-16

Week 5

Stat 134

Sept 17-23

Week 6

Stat 134

Sept 24-30

    The midterm is next Friday! More info will be discussed in lecture and section.
  • Homework (due 10/3): 3.4.10, 3.4.12, 3.4.14, 3.5.4, 3.5.10, 3.5.12, 3.5.17, 3.rev.2

Week 7

Stat 134

Oct 1-7

    Midterm this Friday! Check Piazza for information and resources.
  • No homework will be due on 10/10.

Week 8

Stat 134

Oct 8-14

    Congrats on reaching the halfway point in the course! Midterm statistics are available on Piazza.
  • Homework (due 10/17): 4.1.4, 4.1.7, 4.1.8, 4.1.12, 4.2.4, 4.2.8, 4.rev.2, 4.rev.14

Week 9

Stat 134

Oct 15-21

    Quiz 4 is this week, and Quiz 5 will be next week! See the Syllabus for exact quiz dates.
  • Homework (due 10/24): See the Homework page for assigned problems.

Week 10

Stat 134

Oct 22-28

    Quiz 5 is this week, and Quiz 6 is next week.
  • Homework (due 10/31): 4.6.2, 4.rev.16, 5.1.4, 5.1.6, 5.1.9, 5.2.6, 5.2.8, 5.2.12, 5.2.14, 5.2.16

Week 11

Stat 134

Oct 29 - Nov 4

    Quiz next week has been cancelled! Also, elections are next Tuesday; be sure to vote if you are able!
  • Homework (due 11/7): 5.3.4, 5.3.8, 5.3.12, 5.4.10, 5.4.13. 5.rev.12, 5.rev.22, 5.rev.24

Week 12

Stat 134

Nov 5-11

Week 13

Stat 134

Nov 12-18

Week 15

Stat 134

Nov 26 - Dec 2

    We are near the end of the course! Please check Piazza for announcements related to our schedule for RRR week.
  • Recommended Problems: 6.5.1, 6.5.2, 6.5.3, 6.5.4, 6.5.5, 6.5.6, 6.5.8, 6.5.12
Instructor:

Adam Lucas

Lectures:

  • MWF 9:00 am - 10:00 am, 2050 Valley Life Sciences

Calendar

Week Topics Lecture Notes Section/Handouts
1 1.1 - 1.6 Wed, 8/22 (Notes) (Video)
Fri, 8/24 (Notes) (Video)		 Section 1
2 1.6, 2.1 - 2.2 Mon, 8/27 (Notes) (Video)
Wed, 8/29 (Notes) (Video)
Fri, 8/31 (Notes) (Video)		 Section 2
Section 3 (Q3 Solution)
3 2.4 - 2.5 Wed, 9/5 (Notes) (Video)
Fri, 9/7 (Notes) (Video)		 Section 4 + Quiz 1
4 2.5, 3.1 - 3.2 Mon, 9/10 (Notes) (Video)
Wed, 9/12 (Notes) (Video)
Fri, 9/14 (Notes) (Video)		 Section 5
Section 6
5 3.2, 3.3, 3.6 Mon, 9/17 (Notes) (Video)
Wed, 9/19 (Notes) (Video)
Fri, 9/21 (Notes) (Video)		 Section 7 + Quiz 2
Section 8
6 3.6, 3.4, 3.5 Mon, 9/24 (Notes) (Video)
Wed, 9/26 (Notes) (Video)
Fri, 9/28 (Notes) (Video)		 Section 9
Section 10 + Quiz 3
7 Review Mon, 10/1 (Notes) (Video)
Wed, 10/3 (Notes) (Video)
Midterm (Fri, 10/5)		 Section 11
Review Materials:
Conceptual Review
Sample Midterm Questions (Solutions)
Spring 2016 Midterm
8 4.1 - 4.2 Mon, 10/8 (Notes) (Video)
Wed, 10/10 (Notes) (Video)
Fri, 10/12 (Notes) (Video)		 Mon: No Section
Section 12
9 4.4 - 4.5 Mon, 10/15 (Notes) (Video)
Wed, 10/17 (Notes) (Video)
Fri, 10/19 (Notes) (Video)		 Section 13
Section 14 + Quiz 4
10 4.6, 5.1 - 5.2 Mon, 10/22 (Notes) (Video)
Wed, 10/24 (Notes) (Video)
Fri, 10/26 (Notes) (Video)		 Section 15
Section 16 + Quiz 5
11 5.3 - 5.4 Mon, 10/29 (Notes) (Video)
Wed, 10/31 (Notes) (Video)
Fri, 11/2 (Notes) (Video)		 Section 17
Section 18 + Quiz 6
12 6.1 - 6.3 Mon, 11/5 (Notes) (Video)
Wed, 11/7 (Notes) (Video)
Fri, 11/9 (Notes) (Video)		 Section 19 (Q3 Solution)
Section 20 (Q2 Solution)
13 6.3 - 6.4 (Veteran's Day: No Lecture Mon)
Wed, 11/14 (Notes) (Video)		 Section 21
14 --- No Classes
15 6.4 - 6.5 Mon, 11/26 (Notes) (Video)
Wed, 11/28 (Notes) (Video)
Fri, 11/30 (Notes) (Video)		 Section 22
Section 23 (Q2 Solution) + Quiz 7
16 (RRR) Review Mon, 12/3 (Notes) (Video)
Wed, 12/5 (Notes)
Fri, 12/7 (Notes)		 Section 24
Review Materials:
Spring 2018 Final (Solutions)
Final Review Sheet (Solutions)
Densities, CDFs, Order Statistics
Joint Distributions (Solutions)
Change of Variable/Operations (Solutions)
Conditional Distributions/Expectations (Solutions)
Indicators/Covariance (Solutions)
Finals Week Final: Thurs, 7-10pm