Statistics120: Probability and Random Variables for Engineers

Spring Quarter 2008

 

 

Lecture:

MWF:

9:00 – 9:50 at Young 184

Discussion:

R:

3:10 – 4:00 at Haring 2016

 

 

Instructor:

Office:

Office Hours:

Email:

George Roussas

MSB 4242

MWF: .10:15 – 11:00

roussas (at) wald.ucdavis.edu

 

TA:

Office:

Office Hours:

Email:

 

Irina Udaltsova

MSB 1117

T: .12:30 – 2:00*, R: .1:30 – 3:00

isudaltsova (at) ucdavis.edu

 

 

 

Course Information:

Textbook:

Introduction to Probability

By George G. Roussas, Academic Press 2007

 Course Syllabus

 

Exams:

Midterm 1:

Friday, April 25

Summary

SampleMidterm1 & Solution

Midterm1 & Solution

 

Midterm 2:

Friday, May 16

Summary

SampleMidterm2 & Solution**

**correction: #5 (ii) Var(Y)=9/4,  (iii) Var(2X+6Y)=91

Midterm2 & Solution

 

Final

Monday, June 9,

6:00 – 8:00pm

Summary

SampleFinal & Solution

 

 

 

Announcements:

c . Unclaimed homework/exams can be found in the homework bin in hallway, 4th floor, Statistics Dept., MSB.

c . Have a great summer!

 

 

Homework:

 

Assignment:

  

Due Date:

 

Solution:

Hw1:    2.1, 2.3, 2.5, 2.7                          (pp.16-17)

Hw2:    2.6, 2.8, 2.9                                 (pp.17-18)

04/04/2008

Hw1 solution

Hw2 solution

Hw3:    3.1, 3.3, 3.5, 3.7, 4.1, 4.3, 4.5     (pp.22-23, 29) 

Hw4:    4.6, 4.7, 4.11, 4.13                      (pp.29-30)

Hw5:    2.3, 2.5, 2.7                                 (pp.42-43)

04/11/2008

Hw3 solution

Hw4 solution

Hw5 solution

Hw6:    2.8, 2.9, 2.11, 2.13, 2.16, 2.19    (pp.43-45)

Hw7:    3.3, 3.7, 3.11, 3.15, 3.17, 3.19    (pp.51-54)

Hw8:    1.5, 1.9, 1.13, 1.17, 1.19, 1.21    (pp.64-68)

04/18/2008

Hw6 solution

Hw7 solution

Hw8 solution

Hw9:    2.9, 2.11, 2.15, 2.17, 2.19           (pp.75-81)

04/23/2008

Hw9 solution

Hw10:  1.1, 1.3, 1.5, 1.7, 1.9, 1.11, 1.13, 1.17, 1.21       (pp.90-93)

04/28/2008

Hw10 solution

Hw11:  2.1, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.5, 3.7     (pp.95-96, 100-101)

Hw12:  1.3, 1.5, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9                   (pp.115-116)

05/02/2008

Hw11 solution

Hw12 solution

Hw13:  1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.21, 1.27, 1.31(pp.117-120)

Hw14:  2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9            (pp.133-134)

Hw15:  2.13, 2.15, 2.17, 2.19, 2.27         (pp.135-137)

05/09/2008

Hw13 solution

Hw14 solution

Hw15 solution

Hw16:  1.1, 1.3, 1.5, 1.7, 1.10                 (pp.149-151)

Hw17:  2.5, 2.9, 2.13, 2.21, 2.25, 2.27    (pp.160-165)

05/14/2008

Hw16 solution

Hw17 solution

Hw18:  2.26, 2.29**, 1.1, 1.3                  (pp.164-165, 171-172)

Hw19:  2.7 (p.161), 2.1, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9      (pp.177-179)

Hw20:  2.11, 2.13, 3.1, 3.3                      (pp.179-183)

05/23/2008

Hw18 solution

Hw19 solution

Hw20 solution

**Correction for 2.29: row 1 and column 4: It should be 0.06 rather than 0.05.

 

 

Hw21:  1.1, 2.1, 2.6**, 2.7, 2.9               (pp.189, 193-196)

Hw22:  3.5, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11**                  (pp.203-204)

05/30/2008

Hw21 solution

Hw22 solution

**Correction for 2.6: It should be 10 (not 8) used but in working condition TV sets

**Correction for 3.11: In last line: P(Y>70|X=69) rather than P(X>70|X=69)

 

 

Hw23:  1.1, 1.3, 1.9, 1.13, 1.23, 1.29      (pp.215-2.19)

Hw24:  1.5, 1.7, 2.6, 5.1, 5.7                   (pp.239, 253, 274)

06/05/08

Hw23 solution

Hw24 solution