https://math.uiuc.edu/~r-sowers (this syllabus can be
found
there)Text: Hoel, Port, and Stone, Introduction to
Probability Theory, 1971, Houghton Mifflin.
Course topics: Introductory Probability (see also
the
Course Catalog Entry for Math 361 or the list of UIUC Probability Theory Classes).
Grading policy: Final grades will be determined on the basis of
the total numerical score (0-500 points) achieved on exams.
Relative weights are:
| Final: | 150 pts (30% of grade) |
| Hourly Exam 1: | 100 pts (20% of grade) |
| Hourly Exam 2: | 100 pts (20% of grade) |
| Hourly Exam 3: | 100 pts (20% of grade) |
| Weekly Quizzes: | 50 pts (10% of grade) |
| Total: | 500 pts (100% of grade) |
| Week | Dates | Section of book | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | W | F | ||
| 1 | 9/3--9/5 | 1.1 | 1.2 | |
| 2 | 9/8--9/12 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| 3 | 9/15--9/19 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| 4 | 9/22--9/26 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| 5 | 9/29--10/3 | 3.1 | Review | |
| 6 | 10/6--10/10 | Return Exam 1 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| 7 | 10/13--10/17 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.1 |
| 8 | 10/20--10/24 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.3,4.4 |
| 9 | 10/27--10/31 | 4.5,4.6 | 5.1 | Review |
| 10 | 11/3--11/7 | Return Exam 2 | 5.2 | |
| 11 | 11/10--11/14 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| 12 | 11/17--11/21 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.2 |
| 13 | 11/24--11/26 | 6.3 | 7.1 | |
| 14 | 12/1--12/5 | Review | Return Exam 3 | |
| 15 | 12/8--12/12 | 7.2,7.3 | 7.4 | Review |