EE3341 – Probability and Statistics

Summer 2006

INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Jung-Soon K. Lee

OFFICE: ECSN 2.908

OFFICE HOURS: TW: 9:00-10:00

Tel) 972-883-4753
e-mail: leejsk1@yahoo.com

TEXTBOOK: Probability and Stochastic Processes, 2nd edition, by Yates and Goodman
John Wiley

CONTENTS:
• Probability Basics ( Ch. 1)
- Set theory
- Probability Axioms
- Conditional Probability and Independence
- Combinatorics

• Discrete Random variables (Ch. 2)

- Probability Mass Function
- Cumulative Distribution Function (CDF)
- Functions of a Random variable
- Expected Values
- Standard Deviation

• Continuous Random Variables (Ch 3)

- CDF and PDF of Continuous Random variables
- Expected Values
- Families of Continuous Random Variables

• Joint Random variables (Ch 4)

- Joint Density Functions and Distribution Functions
- Marginal Density and Distribution Functions
- Conditional Probability

• Selected Topics from Probability Theory and Random Processes (Ch 5 – 12)
THE COURSE GRADE:

Quizzes and Class participation (10%) + Homework(10%) + Test I (20%) +

Test II (20%) + Final Exam (40%)

Assignment

1. Student Survey (Due midnight May 19th) . . . 15 pts

You will be asked to write about you in the following questions as you complete your survey.
• Name, address, telephone(cell) number, e-mail address, where you can be reached.
• Where are you from?
• What college mathematics classes have you taken? – list the course title
• What concerns, if any, you have about this course?
• What is your study plan for this course?
• How many credit hours (or classes) are you taking this semester?
• If you work, where and how many hours per week?
• If you are on scholarship, what kind and how much does it cover for your study?
• What is your future plan?
• What else would you like me to know about you?

2. Portfolio (Optional) … 15 pts

Due Final Exam Day
Portfolio is a collection of a student’s best work for the course.
1) Copy of the test with attached correction
2) Five solved problems from each chapter
3) Commentary from the student concerning what (s)he has learned from this work; and
4) Self evaluation