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MA 41600, Spring 2026
Probability

Credit Hours: 3.00. (STAT 41600) An introduction to mathematical probability suitable as a preparation for actuarial science, statistical theory, and mathematical modeling. General probability rules, conditional probability and Bayes theorem, discrete and continuous random variables, moments and moment generating functions, joint and conditional distributions, standard discrete and continuous distributions and their properties, law of large numbers and central limit theorem.

Instructor Info

Section Room Time Instructor Office
001 KNOY B033 10:30AM TR Takashi Owada
002 KNOY B033 9:00AM TR Heejong Bong
003 LILY G420 3:00PM TR Samy Tindel
004 LILY G420 4:30PM TR Samy Tindel
005 LILY G401 3:30PM MWF Yash Lodha
006 LILY G401 4:30PM MWF Yash Lodha
007 BRNG B268 1:30PM MWF Christian James Noack
008 SCHM 309 11:30AM MWF Jing Wang
009 ET 329 1:30PM TR Ernest Forson Aboagye

Course Materials

Section Type Title Author
001 TEXT A First Course in Probability Sheldon M. Ross
002 TEXT A First Course in Probability SHELDON. ROSS
003, 004, 007, 008 TEXT A First Course in Probability Sheldon Ross
005, 006 TEXT Introduction to Probability - A first course in Probability by Sheldon M. Ross as a supplementary textbook. Anderson, Seppalainen and Valko

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