Theory of Probability

Catalog description

An introduction to the mathematical treatment of random phenomena occurring in the natural, physical, and social sciences. Axioms of mathematical probability, combinatorial analysis, binomial distribution, Poisson and normal approximation, random variables and probability distributions, generating functions, the Central Limit Theorem and Laws of Large Numbers, Markov Chains, and basic stochastic processes. Note: Not open to students who have taken MA-UY 2224 , MA-UY 2233 , ECE-UY 2233 or MA-UY 3022 | Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in ( MA-UY 2114 or MA-UY 2514 ) and ( MA-UY 1044 or MA-UY 2034 or MA-UY 3034 or MA-UY 3054 ).