Syllabus for Math 461, Section F13

• Instructor: Richard Sowers
• Office: 347 Illini Hall
• Phone: (217) 333-6246
• email: r-sowers@illinois.edu
• Home page:https://faculty.math.illinois.edu/~r-sowers (this syllabus can be found there)
• Office Hours: MWF 12--1 and by appointment
• Class meets: MWF 2--2:50 in 241 Altgeld Hall
• Problem Sessions: We will have problem sessions Fridays 9-10 in 441 Altgeld Hall. Bring your problems.

Text: Ross, A First Course in Probability, 2006 (7th ed.), Prentice Hall
Course topics: Introductory Probability (see also the Course Catalog Entry for Math 361.

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 exam: 1:30-4:30 Tuesday December 16
• Hourly exams: September 19, October 24, and November 14. These exams will be given in class.
• Quizzes: There will be 12 surprise quizzes, each worth 10 points. The two lowest scores on these quizzes will be dropped. Quizzes will regularly be motivated by homework problems or the previous lectures. There will be NO makeup quizzes (don't even ask).
• Homework: Homework will be assigned daily (usually) and collected (or get them to my mailbox by the end of class). A random subset will be graded. Homework questions will be a preferrred source of quiz questions. Late homework will not under any circumstances be accepted (don't even try). I realize that the answers are in the back of the book. You will not get credit for simply repeating this answer; I want you to explain how to get this answer.

Richard Sowers Department of Mathematics College of Liberal Arts and Sciences University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 273 Altgeld Hall, MC-382 1409 W. Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801 USA Department Main Office Telephone: (217) 333-3350 Fax (217) 333-9576