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Stat430 Syllabus Fall17

This document provides information about the STAT 430 Probability course offered in Fall 2017. It outlines the course details including the instructor, teaching assistants, textbook, schedule, exams, grading, and other policies. The course covers probability theory and will be taught through lectures, with homework assigned for practice but not collected. There will be two midterm exams during the semester and a final exam at the end, which will together determine the overall course grade.

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Stat430 Syllabus Fall17

This document provides information about the STAT 430 Probability course offered in Fall 2017. It outlines the course details including the instructor, teaching assistants, textbook, schedule, exams, grading, and other policies. The course covers probability theory and will be taught through lectures, with homework assigned for practice but not collected. There will be two midterm exams during the semester and a final exam at the end, which will together determine the overall course grade.

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DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

STAT 430-STAT510 Probability Fall 2017

MW 9:00-10:30am, 10:30am-12:00pm, 12-1:30pm @ 240 JMHH


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Professor:
T. Tony Cai, tcai@wharton.upenn.edu, Office: 469 JMHH
Office hours: Monday 3:00-5:00pm

Teaching Assistants:
Yichen Wang (lead TA), wangyc@wharton.upenn.edu
Visakh Nair, visakh@seas.upenn.edu
Akilesh Tangella, akilesh@seas.upenn.edu

Textbook:
A First Course in Probability by S. Ross. 9th Edition, Prentice Hall.

The course covers Chapters 1-8. Additional topics will also be


covered if time permits. Lecture notes will be available on the course
website. We expect to cover Chapter 1 through Section 5 of Chapter 4
before the first midterm (on Wednesday, 10/4), the first six chapters
before the second midterm (on Monday, 11/13), and the rest in the
remaining time.

References:
Introduction to Probability by C. Grinstead & J. L. Snell. Available at
www.dartmouth.edu/~chance/teaching_aids/books_articles/probability_book/book.html
Probability by Jim Pitman, Springer, 1993.

Course Website:
https://wharton.instructure.com/courses/1370524
Check the website regularly for course related information including
lecture notes, homework assignments, solutions, and practice
problems for the exams.

STAT 430 Syllabus


DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

STAT 430-STAT510 Probability Fall 2017


_____________________________________________________________

Help:
The TAs will hold weekly office hours and run weekly review
sessions in which the TAs will discuss some additional examples and
answer your course related questions.

Homework:
Homework will be assigned but not collected. The purpose of the
homework is to help you learn the material. Solutions will be
available online.

Exam:
There will be two midterm exams and one final exam. Exams will be
closed book, i.e., no books or notes are allowed.

Midterm 1: Wednesday, October 4, in class.


Midterm2: Monday, November 13, in class.
Final: 6-8pm, Monday, 12/18.

Grade Allocation:
Midterms: 25% each
Final: 50%

The course grades will be distributed approximately as follows:


A+, A, A-: 35%
B+, B, B-: 40-45%
C+ and lower: 20-25%
There is no possibility of earning extra credit or of changing the grades.

STAT 430 Syllabus

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