Introduction to Probability
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August 22, 2025

Week Date Lesson Topic TB Key Info Slides HTML Slides PDF Slides Notes Exit tix Record-ing Muddy Points
1 09/29 Welcome
1 Introduction to Probability 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 2.4
10/01 2 Language of Probability 2.2, 2.4
Random variable?
10/06 HW 0 due 11pm
2 10/06 3 Introduction to Simulations 2.5
10/08 4 Rules of Probability 2.7, 3.3-3.5
10/09 HW 1 due 11pm
3 10/13 5 Equally Likely Outcomes 3.6
10/15 6 Optional class: Calculus Review
10/16 HW 2 due 11 pm
4 10/20 7 Random Variables 2.3, 4.1
8 pmfs 4.2
10/22 9 pdfs 4.3
10 CDFs 4.4
10/22 Quiz 1 opens @ 3pm
10/23 HW 3 due 11 pm
10/26 Quiz 1 closes @ 3pm
5 10/27 11 Transformations of distributions 4.6
10/29 12 Joint distributions 4.7
10/30 HW 4 due 11 pm
6 11/03 13 Independence and Conditioning 4.8, 4.9
11/05 14 Expected Values 5.1
11/05 Quiz 2 opens @ 11pm
11/06 HW 5 due 11 pm
11/09 Quiz 2 closes @ 11pm
7 11/10 15 Expected value of linear combinations and conditional expected values 5.5, 5.6
11/12 16 Variance 5.2, 5.3
11/13 HW 6 due 11 pm
8 11/17 17 Important discrete RVs 6
11/19 18 Important continuous RVS 7
11/20 HW 7 due 11 pm
9 11/24 19 Central limit theorem 8.1
11/26 No class
10 12/01 20 Moment Generating functions
12/03 21 Moment Generating functions
12/03 Quiz 3 opens @ 3pm
12/03 HW 8 due 11 pm
12/07 Quiz 3 opens @ 11pm
11 12/08 Catch-up day
12/10 Optional HW 9 due 11 pm