Fundamentals of Probability
Lecture Notes
LEC # |
TOPICS |
LECTURE NOTES |
1 |
Probabilistic models and probability measures |
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2 |
Two fundamental probabilistic models |
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3 |
Conditioning and independence |
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4 |
Counting |
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5 |
Random variables |
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6 |
Discrete random variables and their expectations |
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7 |
Discrete random variables and their expectations (cont.) |
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8 |
Continuous random variables |
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9 |
Continuous random variables (cont.) |
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10 |
Derived distributions |
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11 |
Abstract integration |
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12 |
Abstract integration (cont.) |
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13 |
Product measure and Fubini's theorem |
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14 |
Moment generating functions |
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15 |
Multivariate normal distributions |
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16 |
Multivariate normal distributions: characteristic functions |
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17 |
Convergence of random variables |
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18 |
Laws of large numbers |
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19 |
Laws of large numbers (cont.) |
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20 |
The Bernoulli and Poisson processes |
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21 |
The Poisson process |
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22 |
Markov chains |
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23 |
Markov chains II: mean recurrence times |
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24 |
Markov chains III: periodicity, mixing, absorption |
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25 |
Infinite Markov chains, continuous time Markov chains |
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26 |
Birth-death processes |
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Recitations
These recitation notes are courtesy of course TA Alexander Olshevsky, and are used with permission.
RECITATION NOTES |
Recitation 1 (PDF) |
Recitation 2 (PDF) |
Recitation 3 (PDF) |
Recitation 4 (PDF) |
Recitation 5 (PDF) |
Recitation 6 (PDF) |
Recitation 7 (PDF) |
Recitation 8 (PDF) |
Recitation 9 (PDF) |
Recitation 10 (PDF) |
Recitation 11 (PDF) |
Recitation 12 (PDF) |
Recitation 13 (PDF) |
Assignments
PROBLEM SETS |
Problem set 1 (PDF) |
Problem set 2 (PDF) |
Problem set 3 (PDF) |
Problem set 4 (PDF) |
Problem set 5 (PDF) |
Problem set 6 (PDF) |
Problem set 7 (PDF) |
Problem set 8 (PDF) |
Problem set 9 (PDF) |
Problem set 10 (PDF) |
Problem set 11 (PDF) |
Exams
This section contains midterm and final exams with solutions.
MIDTERM EXAMS |
2006 midterm (PDF) |
2007 midterm (PDF) |
2008 midterm (PDF) |
FINAL EXAMS |
2007 final (PDF) |
2008 final (PDF) |