MA 53800, Spring 2026
Course Description
Credit Hours: 3.00. (STAT 538) Mathematically rigorous, measure-theoretic introduction to probability spaces, random variables, independence, weak and strong laws of large numbers, conditional expectations, and martingales. Typically offered Spring.
Course Materials
| Section | Type | Title | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALL | Textbook | Probability: Theory and Examples (4th) | Rick Durrett |
| ALL | Textbook | Measures, Integrals and Martingales - Available online by log into Purdue University Main Campus Libraries. (2nd) | Rene L. Schilling |
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