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Undergraduate Course: Essentials in Analysis and Probability (MATH10047)

Course Outline
School School of Mathematics College College of Science and Engineering
Course type Standard Availability Available to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken) SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) Credits 10
Home subject area Mathematics Other subject area Specialist Mathematics & Statistics (Honours)
Course website https://info.maths.ed.ac.uk/teaching.html Taught in Gaelic? No
Course description Random events, sigma-algebras, monotone classes.
Measurable spaces, random variables - measurable functions.
Measures, probability measures, signed measures.
Borel sets in R^d, Lebesgue measure.
Sequences of events and random variables, Borel-Cantelli lemma.
Distributions of random variables. Independence of random variables.
Integral of measurable functions - mathematical expectation,.
Moments of random variables, L_p spaces.
Convergence concepts of measurable functions.
Limit theorems for integrals.
Week and strong laws of large numbers.
Completeness of L_p spaces.
Conditional expectation and conditional distribution of random variables.
Fubini's theorem.
Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Complex Variable & Differential Equations (MATH10033) AND Pure & Applied Analysis (MATH10008)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites None
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1) WebCT enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
King's BuildingsLecture1-11 10:00 - 10:50
King's BuildingsLecture1-11 10:00 - 10:50
First Class Week 1, Tuesday, 10:00 - 10:50, Zone: King's Buildings. JCMB, room 6301
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours:Minutes Stationery Requirements Comments
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)2:0016 sides. No YAF
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
1. To provide the students with the basic notions and results from measure theory and integration, motivating them by fundamental concepts of probability theory.
2. To prepare a firm ground for further studies in analysis, in modern probability theory and in their applications.
Assessment Information
Examination only.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
Keywords EAP
Contacts
Course organiser Dr Tom Mackay
Tel: (0131 6)50 5058
Email: T.Mackay@ed.ac.uk
Course secretary Mrs Alison Fairgrieve
Tel: (0131 6)50 6427
Email: Alison.Fairgrieve@ed.ac.uk
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