Graduate Course:
Foundations of Probability Theory (Credits: 04, Fall Term 2005)
Tentative
Syllabus
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Lectures: 18:00pm to 20:00pm
Monday and 10:00am to 12:00am Thursday in J8-306.
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Instructor: Zenghu LI, Office:
J8-403(w),
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Grader: Hui He
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Website: http://math.bnu.edu.cn/~lizh
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Prerequisites: Elements of Calculus
and Probability.
· Homework: Homework of each week is due in class on Monday of the next week. Your graded homework will be returned to you on the next Thursday. Please write logically and legibly, and show all your deductions in the solutions. No score will be given for identical copies of solutions. Late homework will not be accepted.
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Quizzes: During the
term, there are several in-class quizzes. The main purpose of the quizzes is to
help the instructor to adjust the speed and contents of the course according to
your level of understanding. The result of each quiz would contribute 2% to 4%
to the final grade of the course (1% for each problem). Please write logically
and legibly, and show all your deductions in the solutions. No score will be
given for identical copies of solutions. You are allowed to look into the
textbook and your notes of the lectures in the quizzes. There is no makeup
quiz.
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Exams: There is a
midterm exam and a final exam. Please write logically and legibly, and show all
your deductions in the solutions. No score will be given for identical copies
of solutions. You are not allowed to look into the textbook and your notes in
the exams. There is no makeup exam.
· Grades: Your course grade will be determined by Homework and Quizzes (20%), Midterm (20%), Final (60%).
· Attendance: Attendance is mandatory.
Tentative Timetable
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Week 01 |
1.1; 1.2 |
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Week 02 |
1.3; 1.4 |
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Week 03 |
2.1--2.5 |
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Week 04 |
3.1; 3.2 |
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Week 05 |
3.3; 3.4 |
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Week 06 |
4.1; 4.2 |
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Week 07 |
4.3; 4.4 |
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Week 08 |
5.1; 5.2; 5.3 |
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Week 09 |
5.4; 6.1 |
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6.2; 6.3 |
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