EE-202 Probability Methods in Engineering (3 Credit Hours)

Instructor: Dr Fazal Muhammad

Office # Electrical Engineering Department
Email: fazal.muhammad@uetmardan.edu.pk
Office Hours:

Course Introduction
This Course Comprises The Fundamentals Concepts Of Probability Theory And The Study Of Discrete And
Continuous Random Variables And Its Applications In Engineering. It Gives An Understanding And Mathematical
Analysis Of The Random Variables In Order To Model The Real World Non-Deterministic Scenarios.

Course Contents
 Probability Concepts: Probability Axioms, Independence, Conditional Probability, Law Of Total
Probability, Bayes’ Theorem.
 Discrete Random Variables: Probability Mass Function (PMF). Families Of Discrete Random Variables,
Bernoulli, Geometric, Pascal, Uniform, Poisson, Expected Values, Variance, Conditional PMF.Multiple
Dicrete Random Variables, Joint And Marginal PMF, Functions Of Random Variables
 Continuous Random Variables: Cumulative Distribution Function (CDF) And Probability Density Function
(PDF), Families Of Continuous Random Variables: Uniform, Exponential, Erlang, Gaussian, Conditional
PDF, Multiple Continuous Random Variables, Joint PDF, And Marginal PDF, Jointly Gaussian Variables
 Stochastic Processes Stochastic Process Examples , Types Of Stochastic Processes

Mapping Of Clos & Plos

Clos Course Learning Outcomes Plos Blooms Taxonomy
CLO-1 Be Able To Understand The Fundamental PLO-1 Cognitive Level 2 (Comprehension)
Concepts Of Probability Theory And
Random Variables
CLO-2 Be Able To Apply The Knowledge About PLO-2 Cognitive Level 3 (Application)
Discrete Random Variables And Model
Physical Phenomena By It.
CLO-3 Be Able To Apply The Knowledge About PLO-2 Cognitive Level 3 (Application)
Continuous Random Variables And
Model Physical Phenomena By It
CLO-4 Be Able To Understand The Basic PLO-1 Cognitive Level2 (Comprehension)
Concepts Of Stochastic Processes

Clos Assessment Mechanism

Assessment Tools CLO-1 CLO-2 CLO-3 CLO-4

Surprise +Scheduled Quizzes 20 20 20 20

Assignments 30 30 30 20
Mid Exam 50 40 20 -
Final Exam - 10 30 60
Overall Grading Policy
Assessment Tools Percentage
Assignments 15%
Quizzes 10%
Mid Examination 25%
Final Examination 50%

Text And Reference Books

 R.D.Yates And D.J.Goodman, Probability And Stochastic Processes: A Friendly Introduction For
Electrical And Computer Engineers, 2nd Edition. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2004.
 A.Papoulis And S.U. Pillai, Probability, Random Variables And Stochastic Processor, 4th Ed.Boston:
Mcgraw-Hill Europe, 2002.
 A.Leon-Garcia, Probability, Statistics, And Random Processes For Electrical Engineering, 3rd Ed,Upper
Saddle River, NJ, Prentice Hall, 2008.
 H.Hsu.Schaum’s Outline Of Probability, Random Variables, And Random Processes, 3rd Ed. New York,
Mc Graw-Hill, 2014.
 Administrative Instruction
 According To Institute Policy.75 % Attendance Is Mandatory To Appear In The Final Examination.
 In Any Case, There Will Be No Retake Of (Scheduled/Surprise) Quizzes.
 For Queries, Kindly Follow The Office Hours In Order To Avoid Any Inconveniences.

Lecture Breakdown

Week No Contents Assessment

Week 1 Introduction To Probability
Set Theory And Probability
Week 2 Probability Axioms And Some Consequences Of The Axioms
Related Problems
Week 3 Conditional Probability
Law Of Total Probability
Related Problems
Week 4 Bayes’ Theorem
Problems
Week 5 Independence Assignment
Related Problems 1

Week 6 Introduction To Random Variables Quiz 1

Probability Mass Function (PMF)
Related Problems
Week 7 Bernoulli, Geometric, And Binomial Random Variables Assignment
2
Quiz 2
Week 8 Cumulative Distribution Function (CDF)
Related Problems
Week 9 Expected Values Of A Derived Random Variable
Variance
Related Problems
Week 10 Introduction To Multiple Discrete Random Variables
Joint Probability Mass Function
Marginal Probability Mass Function
Week 11 Introduction To Continuous Random Variables Assignment
Probability Density Function 3
Quiz 3
Week 12 Expected Values Of Continuous Random Variables
Uniform, Exponential Random Variables
Week 13 Gaussian Random Variable Assignment
Related Problems 4

Week 14 Conditioning A Continuous Random Variable Quiz 4

Related Problems
Week 15 Introduction To Multiple Continuous Random Variables
Related Problems
Week 16 Introduction To Stochastic Processes Assignment
Types Of Stochastic Processes 5