Undergraduate Course: Probability (MATH08066)
Course Outline
| School | School of Mathematics |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | Students taking this course should have either passed both 'Introduction to Linear Algebra' and 'Calculus and its Applications' or be taking 'Accelerated Algebra and Calculus for Direct Entry' :
A beginning probability course, with no pre-requisites. |
| Course description |
Week 1: Introduction, counting, foundations of Probability: sample spaces and events (Chap. 1.1-2.3 of Sheldon Ross.)
Week 2: Samples spaces with equally likely outcomes. (Ch. 2.4-2.5)
Week 3: Conditional Probability, Bayes's formula (Ch 3.1-3.3)
Week 4: Independence (Ch 3.4-3.5)
Week 5: Discrete random variables, expectation, variance (4.1-4.5),
Week 6: Bernoulli, binomial, Poisson, geometric, negative binomial RVs (4.6-4.9)
Week 7: Sums of RV's, hypergeometric RV, Continuous RVs (4.9-5.3)
Week 8: Uniform, normal, exponential, gamma RVs (5.4-5.6)
Week 9: Joint and independent RVs (6.1-6.2)
Week 10: Sums of independent RVs, Limit theorems: Markov, Chebyshev, weak law of large numbers, Moment generating function (6.3-8.2)
Week 11: Central limit theorem, Poisson Process, Overview (8.3-9.1)
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 22,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 5,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
69 )
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| Additional Information (Learning and Teaching) |
Students must pass exam and course overall.
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
85 %,
Coursework
15 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Coursework 15%, Examination 85% |
| Feedback |
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | MATH08066 Probability | 2:00 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | (MATH08066) Probability | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
1. To understand the basic notions of Probability
2. To understand conditional probability and independence.
3. To be familiar with the geometric, binomial and Poisson discrete probability densities.
4. To be familiar with the uniform, negative exponential and Normal distributions.
5. To be able to work with some random variables, and calculate their expected values.
6. To be familiar with a 2-state discrete-time Markov chain.
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Reading List
| A First Course in Probability (8th Editions), Sheldon Ross, |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Prob |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Tibor Antal
Tel: (0131 6)51 7672
Email: |
Course secretary | Mr Martin Delaney
Tel: (0131 6)50 6427
Email: |
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