MTH 135/STA 104, Spring 1997

Probability

Section 1, 9:10 - 10:00 MWF, 120 Physics
Section 2, 10:30 - 11:20 MWF, 216 Physics

Instructor: Greg Lawler, 128B Physics Bldg

``Office'' Hours:

Wednesday, 7:00 - 8:30 pm, Cafe in Bryan Center)
Thursday, 2:00 - 3:30 pm, 128B Physics Bldg

Text

S. Ghahramani, Fundamentals of Probability.
We will cover the entire book.

Homework

There will be homeworks due every Friday. The assignments will be announced in class and also will be available at the home page for this course. No late homework will be accepted. Most homeworks will include at least one problem that requires a computer simulation. Students may program in any language that they wish (C, Pascal, Fortran, Basic, Maple, Mathematica).

Here is a link to the Homework Assignments . (Last modified: 29 April 1997 --- information about the final examination can be found here.)

Tests and Grading

There will be three one-hour tests and a final exam. The one-hour tests will be held on the following Fridays: February 14, March 28, April 25. The grading will be approximately: 60% hour tests, 33% final exam, 7% homework.

NOTE: THE FINAL EXAM WILL BE ON TUESDAY, MAY 6, 2:00-5:00, Room 113 Physics Building.


Return to: Greg Lawler's home page

Last modified 1 April 1997