Probability and Statistics in Engineering
Lecture Notes
There are two parts to the lecture notes for this class: The Brief Note, which is a summary of the topics discussed in class, and the Application Example, which gives real-wolrd examples of the topics covered.
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 WEEK #  | 
 TOPICS  | 
 BRIEF NOTES  | 
 APPLICATION EXAMPLES  | 
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 Part 1: Introduction to Probability  | 
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 1  | 
 Events and their Probability, Elementary Operations with Events, Total Probability Theorem, Independence, Bayes' Theorem  | 
 1 (PDF)  | 
 1 (PDF) 2 (PDF) 3 (PDF) 4 (PDF)  | 
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 2-3  | 
 Random Variables and Vectors, Discrete and Continuous Probability Distributions  | 
 2 (PDF) 3 (PDF) 4 (PDF)  | 
 5 (PDF) 6 (PDF) 7 (PDF) 8 (PDF)  | 
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 4  | 
 Functions of Random Variables and Derived Distributions  | 
 5 (PDF)  | 
 9 (PDF) 10 (PDF) 11 (PDF)  | 
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 5-6  | 
 Expectation of Random Variables and Functions of Random Variables Moments of Variables and Vectors  | 
 6 (PDF)  | 
 12 (PDF) 13 (PDF) 14 (PDF)  | 
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 7  | 
 Conditional Second Moment Analysis  | 
 7 (PDF)  | 
 15 (PDF) 16 (PDF)  | 
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 8  | 
 Selected Distribution Models: Normal, Lognormal, Extreme, Multivariate Normal Distributions  | 
 8 (PDF)  | 
 
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 Part 2: Introduction to System Reliability  | 
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 9  | 
 Time-invariant Second-Moment Reliability Analysis and Time-Invariant Full-Distribution Reliability Analysis  | 
 9 (PDF)  | 
 17 (PDF)  | 
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 Part 3: Introduction to Statistics  | 
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 10  | 
 Point Estimation of Distribution Parameters: Methods of Moments and Maximum Likelihood, Bayesian Analysis  | 
 10 (PDF)  | 
 18 (PDF)  | 
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 11  | 
 Simple and Multiple Linear Regression  | 
 11 (PDF)  | 
 19 (PDF)  | 
Assignments
The assignments from the class are presented here, by week.
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 WEEK #  | 
 TOPICS  | 
 ASSIGNMENTS  | 
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 Part 1: Introduction to Probability  | 
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 1  | 
 Events and their Probability, Elementary Operations with Events, Total Probability Theorem, Independence, Bayes' Theorem  | 
 Homework 1 (PDF)  | 
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 2-3  | 
 Random Variables and Vectors, Discrete and Continuous Probability Distributions  | 
 Homework 2 (PDF) Homework 3 (PDF)  | 
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 4  | 
 Functions of Random Variables and Derived Distributions  | 
 Homework 4 (PDF)  | 
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 5-6  | 
 Expectation of Random Variables and Functions of Random Variables Moments of Variables and Vectors  | 
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 7  | 
 Conditional Second Moment Analysis  | 
 Homework 7 (PDF)  | 
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 8  | 
 Selected Distribution Models: Normal, Lognormal, Extreme, Multivariate Normal Distributions  | 
 Homework 8 (PDF)  | 
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 Part 2: Introduction to System Reliability  | 
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 9  | 
 Time-invariant Second-Moment Reliability Analysis and Time-Invariant Full-Distribution Reliability Analysis  | 
 Homework 9 (PDF)  | 
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 Part 3: Introduction to Statistics  | 
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 10  | 
 Point Estimation of Distribution Parameters: Methods of Moments and Maximum Likelihood, Bayesian Analysis  | 
 Homework 10 (PDF)  | 
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 11  | 
 Simple and Multiple Linear Regression  | 
 
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Exams
The two quizzes from the class are presented here, with the solutions to Quiz 1.
Quiz 2 (PDF)
