Math 105 Probability Assignments

I'm going to put the current week's assignment on the Wiki page only, to encourage you to take advantage of its fabulous interactive features.

Due date Assignment
Sun 5/16 Take-home final. DON'T LOOK AT IT UNTIL YOU'RE READY TO TAKE IT. Due in my office 24 hours after you download it, and by 9:00 am on Sunday, May 16, at the latest. You may use only your text, notes, and old homework. You may not talk to anyone about it, or use any other references.
Thurs 4/29 PREPARE FOR CLASS:
See the Wiki page.
Mon 4/26 Turn in by 5:00 - 13.4.3, 13.12.13ab
Thurs 4/22 PREPARE FOR CLASS: (See the Wiki page.)
Read 13.1-13.4.
13.3 (p.524) #1, 7
13.4 (p.529) #3
13.12 (p.561) #1ab, 3, 12 (optional), 13, 22
Mon 4/19 Turn in by 5:00 - 8.4.1, 8.7.1
Thurs 4/15 PREPARE FOR CLASS: (See the Wiki page.)
Read 8.1-8.6.
8.2 (p.364) #1
8.3 (p.367) #2 (don't compare to exercise 1)
8.4 (p.369) #1, 3
8.5 (p.371) #1 (hint: look at exercises 4.7.5 and 4.9.8)
8.7 (p.373) #1, 3
Mon 4/12 Turn in by 5:00 - 7.7.1, 7.8.3, 7.11.27
Thurs 4/8 PREPARE FOR CLASS: (See the Wiki page.)
Read 7.7, 7.8, and 7.9 (optional).
7.7 (p.338) #1, 2, 4
7.8 (p.342) #1, 3
7.11 (p.354) #27
And these problems.
Mon 4/5 Turn in by 5:00 - 7.3.3ab, 7.4.1, 7.5.3
Thurs 4/1 PREPARE FOR CLASS: (See the Wiki page.)
Read 7.3 - 7.6 (don't worry too much about the details of the proofs).
7.3 (p.323) #1a (no converse), 3ab
7.4 (p.328) #1, 2 (optional)
7.5 (p.331) #2, 3
7.11 (p.354) #22, 34
SUN 3/28 Take-home exam. DON'T LOOK AT IT UNTIL YOU'RE READY TO TAKE IT. Due in my office 24 hours after you download it, and by 5:00 on Sunday 3/28 at the latest. You may use only your text, notes, and old homework. You may not talk to anyone about it, or use any other references.
Mon 3/22 Turn in by 5:00 - 7.2.5(a)
Thurs 3/18 PREPARE FOR CLASS: (See the Wiki page.)
Read 7.1 and 7.2, present in groups.
7.2 (p.317) #1, 2, 5, 6
Thurs 3/4 PREPARE FOR CLASS: (See the Wiki page.)
Read 6.8, 6.9, 6.10 (optional), and the examples in 6.12.
6.8 (p.255) #1, 2
6.9 (p.264) #1, 2, 3, 8
6.12 (p.281) #2 (use Thm. 6.12.11)
6.15 (p.296) #17
Mon 3/1 Turn in by 5:00 - 6.4.1, 6.4.11, 6.6.1, 6.15.12
Thurs 2/26 PREPARE FOR CLASS: (See the Wiki page.)
Read 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, and 6.7.
6.4 (p.236) #1, 4, 6, 8, 11
6.5 (p.239) #1, 9
6.6 (p.242) #1, 6
6.7 (p.246) #4
6.15 (p.296) #12
Mon 2/23 Turn in by 5:00 - 6.1.4, 6.2.2, 6.3.4, 6.15.1
Thurs 2/19 PREPARE FOR CLASS: (See the Wiki page)
Read 6.1, 6.2, and 6.3.
6.1 (p.219) #2, 4, 8
6.2 (p.223) #1, 2, 4
6.3 (p.225) #2, 4, 10
6.15 (p.296) #1 (classify only)
And this problem.
Mon 2/16 Turn in by 5:00 - 5.9.3, 5.12.39, 4.13.12, 4.13.14
Thurs 2/12 PREPARE FOR CLASS: (See the Wiki page)
Read 5.9, 5.10, and 4.13. (You can skip the proof of the local central limit theorem, from the bottom of p. 195 ("Proof of (6)...") to the bottom of p. 196 (start again at "(16) Example...)".)
5.9 (p.192) #1, 2, 3
5.10 (p.200) #2
5.12 (p. 206) #24, 32, 39
4.13 (p.138) #4, 12, 14
Mon 2/9 Turn in by 5:00 - 5.12 #11, 12, 22, 26
Thurs 2/5 PREPARE FOR CLASS: (See the Wiki page)
Read 5.4, 5.6A (5.6B is optional), 5.7, and 5.8.
5.4 (p.175) #3, 5
5.6 (p.181) #2 (optional)
5.7 (p.185) #1
5.8 (p.188) #8, 11 (11 is optional)
5.12 (p.207) #11, 12, 22, 24, 26
Mon 2/2 Turn in by 5:00 - 5.1.6, 5.2.5, 5.3.1, 5.12.1
Thurs 1/29 PREPARE FOR CLASS: (See the Wiki page)
Read 5.1, 5.2, 3.9, and 5.3. To make things a little easier, you can skip 3 1/2 pages of the reading for this week, in 5.3, from the middle of page 165 ("We made use in the last paragraph...") to the top of page 169 (start again at "For our final example...).
3.9 (p.75) #4, 6
5.1 (p.155) #1a, 6
5.2 (p.161) #5, 9
5.3 (p. 170) #1, 4
5.12 (p. 206) #1
Mon 1/26 Turn in by 5:00 - 1.8.3, 2.7.9, 3.11.4, 4.14.3
Thurs 1/22

PREPARE FOR CLASS:
Read 1.1-1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 4.1.
1.8 #3, 4, 8, 9, 16-18
2.7 #2, 3, 9
3.11 #1, 4, 21
4.14 #2, 3

   

 



Jim Wiseman
Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics
Swarthmore College