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Undergraduate Course: Probability (Year 2) (MATH08008)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Mathematics CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) Credits10
Home subject areaMathematics Other subject areaSpecialist Mathematics & Statistics (Year 2)
Course website https://info.maths.ed.ac.uk/teaching.html Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionCompulsory second year course for Single Honours Degree in Mathematics and Honours Degrees including Statistics.

Syllabus summary: Finite probability spaces, conditional probability, Bayes's Theorem, independence of events. Discrete random variables, probability distributions, expectation and variance, bivariate distributions, probability generating functions. Continuous random variables, probability density functions, moment generating functions. Sums of independent random variables, weak law of large numbers and the Central Limit Theorem. Elementary stochastic processes and application to gambler's ruin.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: ( Practical Calculus (MATH08001) AND Solving Equations (MATH08002) AND Geometry & Convergence (MATH08003) AND Group Theory: An Introduction to Abstract Mathematics (MATH08004)) OR ( Applicable Mathematics 1 (MATH08027) AND Mathematical Methods 1 (MATH08029) AND Applicable Mathematics 2 (MATH08031) AND Mathematical Methods 2 (MATH08032)) OR ( Mathematics for Informatics 1a (MATH08046) AND Mathematics for Informatics 1b (MINF08001) AND Mathematics for Informatics 2a (MINF08002) AND Mathematics for Informatics 2b (MATH08047)) OR ( Applicable Mathematics 1+2 (Physics) (MATH08049) AND Mathematical Methods 1+2 (Physics) (MATH08050))
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Students MUST NOT also be taking Mathematics for Informatics 4a (MATH08044) OR Mathematics for Informatics 4b (MATH08045) OR Applicable Mathematics 4 (Inf) (MATH08014) OR Probability (Year 3) (MATH09004)
Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1) WebCT enabled:  Yes Quota:  221
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
King's BuildingsLectureTh A, JCMB1-11 11:10 - 12:00
King's BuildingsLectureTh A, JCMB1-11 11:10 - 12:00
First Class Week 1, Tuesday, 11:10 - 12:00, Zone: King's Buildings. Th A, JCMB
Additional information Tutorials: one of Th 1500 or 1610-1700, Fri 1000
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours:Minutes
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)Probability (Year 2)2:00
Resit Exam Diet (August)2:00
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
1. Understanding ideas of independence, dependence and conditional probability.
2. Understanding the nature of random variables, both continuous and discrete, and their probability distributions.
3. Understanding the behaviour of sums of independent random variables and their applications.
Assessment Information
Coursework: 15%; Degree Examination: 85%.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Available on-line at:

http://bookshop.blackwell.co.uk/jsp/readinglists/displaylist.jsp?fm_course=33335
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsPrb2
Contacts
Course organiserDr Nikolaos Bournaveas
Tel: (0131 6)50 5063
Email: N.Bournaveas@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMr Martin Delaney
Tel: (0131 6)50 6427
Email: Martin.Delaney@ed.ac.uk
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