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Undergraduate Course: Probability (Year 3) (MATH09004)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Mathematics CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) Credits10
Home subject areaMathematics Other subject areaSpecialist Mathematics & Statistics (Honours)
Course website https://info.maths.ed.ac.uk/teaching.html Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionOptional course for MA Honours Mathematics and Combined Honours Degrees including Mathematics. Syllabus summary: Finite probability spaces, conditional probability, Bayes's Theorem, independence of events. Discrete random variables, probability distributions, expectation and variance, bivariate distributions, probability generating functions. Continuous random variables, probability density functions, moment generating functions. Sums of independent random variables, weak law of large numbers and the Central Limit Theorem. Elementary stochastic processes and application to gambler's ruin.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Foundations of Calculus (MATH08005) AND Several Variable Calculus (MATH08006) AND Linear Algebra (MATH08007) AND Methods of Applied Mathematics (MATH08035)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Students MUST NOT also be taking Mathematics for Informatics 4a (MATH08044) OR Mathematics for Informatics 4b (MATH08045) OR Probability (Year 2) (MATH08008)
Other requirements This course cannot be taken by a student who has TAKEN and PASSED MATH08008 Probability (Year 2).
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2012/13 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1) WebCT enabled:  Yes Quota:  13
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
King's BuildingsLectureTh A, JCMB1-11 11:10 - 12:00
King's BuildingsLectureTh A, JCMB1-11 11:10 - 12:00
First Class First class information not currently available
Additional information Tutorials: one of Th 1610-1700, Fri 0900-0950 or 1000-1050
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours:Minutes
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)Probability (Year 3)2:00
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)2:00
Resit Exam Diet (August)2:00
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
The following are to be achieved at a higher level than for MAT-2-Prb; this will be assessed by a more demanding examination.

1. Understanding ideas of independence, dependence and conditional probability.
2. Understanding the nature of random variables, both continuous and discrete, and their probability distributions.
3. Understanding the behaviour of sums of independent random variables and their applications.
Assessment Information
Coursework: 15%; Degree Examination: 85%.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list http://www.readinglists.co.uk
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsPrb3
Contacts
Course organiserDr Pieter Blue
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Email: 		Course secretaryMrs Kathryn Mcphail
Tel: (0131 6)50 4885
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