NJIT: Mathematical Sciences: Courses: MATH 244 - F11

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MATH 244 COURSE SYLLABUS

NJIT ACADEMIC INTEGRITY CODE: All Students should be aware that the Department of Mathematical Sciences takes
the University Code on Academic Integrity at NJIT very seriously and enforces it strictly. This means that there must not be any forms of plagiarism, i.e., copying of homework, class projects, or lab assignments, or any form of cheating in quizzes and exams. Under the University Code on Academic Integrity, students are obligated to report any such activities to the Instructor.

Math 244-001: Introduction to Probability Theory

Number of Credits: 3 Course Description: Topics include basic probability theory in discrete and continuous sample space, conditional probability and

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independence, Bayes' theorem and event trees, random variables and their distributions, joint distribution and notion of dependence, expected values and variance, moment generating functions, useful parametric families of distributions including binomial, geometric, hypergeometric, negative binomial, exponential, gamma, normal and their applications, simple case of central limit theorem and its uses.

Prerequisites: Math 112 with a grade of C or better. Instructor: Prof. Dhar Textbook: Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists, 9th Edition, Ronald E. Walpole, Raymond H. Myers, Sharon L.
Myers and Keying E. Ye. ISBN-10: 0321629116

Prerequisites: Math 112 with a grade of C or better. Grading Policy: The final grade in this course will be determined as follows:
Homework & Quizzes: Midterm Exams: Final Exam: 20% 25% each 30%

Drop Date: Please note that the University Drop Date November 3, 2011 deadline will be strictly enforced. Course Policy:
It is required that the student read the textbook for the material already covered in class by the instructor and confirm that the basic solved problems are understood and practice solving textbook problems. More explicitly, students must work on the examples and exercises and problems from the textbook on the topics already covered in class, and learn to solve them correctly. The student should compare his or her answers with those given at the end of the textbook or by the instructor. Instructor holds the right to modify in class exams, homework, quizzes dates in the best interest of the class. Official announcements are made using NJIT student emails or emails provided by students to NJIT as official emails.

Additional Policies:
Any complaints regarding grading have to be presented immediately after receiving the graded tests.

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Looking into your neighbors work during exams is not allowed. Keeping eyes hidden using hats, caps, etc. during exams is not allowed. Attendance at all classes and tests is required. Instructors will maintain a detailed record of you attendance as the administrators need to know the dates you missed classes. The use of laptops, cell phones, beepers, or any sort of communication devices (text messaging, internet, palm pilot, etc.) during regular classes, exams and quizzes are not allowed. Please note that the laptop should remain shut down during lecture time in class. No eating allowed during the class and exams periods. You are expected to remain in the classroom for the entire class period. Wandering in and out of the classroom is not allowed.

Homework & Quiz Policy: Homework is generally due within a week unless announced otherwise by the instructor. Solutions to the assignments will be handed out in class and discussed after the solutions by students are duly submitted (see the coursespecic website). Late homework can not be accepted, since the solutions are disclosed. Homework and quizzes will count for 20% of the final grade. The best 10 quizzes/homework are used to determine the homework and quizzes % out of 20%. Homework and quiz dates may change in the best interest of the class. Attendance: Attendance at all classes will be recorded and is mandatory. Examinations: Two in-class midterm examinations and one final examination will be given on the following days:
Exam 1: Exam 2: Final Exam Week: October 10, 2011 November 3, 2011 December 14-20, 2011

Makeup Exam Policy: There will be NO MAKE-UP QUIZZES OR EXAMS during the semester. In the event the Final Exam is not
taken, under rare circumstances where the student has a legitimate reason for missing the final exam, a makeup exam will be administered by the math department. In any case the student must notify the Math Department Office and the Instructor that the exam will be missed and present written verifiable proof of the reason for missing the exam, e.g., a doctors note, police report, court notice, etc., clearly stating the date AND time of the mitigating problem.

Further Assistance: For further questions, students should contact their Instructor. All Instructors have regular office hours during the week. These office hours are listed at the link above by clicking on the Instructors name. Teaching Assistants are also available in the math learning center. Cellular Phones: All cellular phones and beepers must be switched off during all class times.

MATH DEPARTMENT CLASS POLICIES LINK

All DMS students must familiarize themselves with and adhere to the Department of Mathematical Sciences Course Policies, in addition to official university-wide policies. DMS takes these policies very seriously and enforces them strictly. For DMS Course Policies, please click here. September 5, 2011 November 3, 2011 November 24-27, 2011 M Labor Day Holiday ~ University Closed Last Day to Withdraw from this course Thanksgiving Recess ~ University Closed

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COURSE OUTLINE AND HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS:

Week 1 2 2 Lecture 1 (9/8) 2(9/12) 3(9/15) 2.4 Sections 2.1 2.3 Topic Sample space, events, Counting Counting - --continued Probability of an Event Assignment

HW Assignment 1 due September 15, 2011

3 3

4(9/19) 5(9/22)

2.5 2.6

Additive Rules Conditional Probability, Independence Quiz 1 on September 22, 2011

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4 4

6(9/26) 7(9/29)

2.6 2.7-2.8

Product Rules Bayes Rule

HW Assignment 2 due September 29, 2011

5 5

8(10/3) 9(10/6)

3.1 3.2

Concept of Random Variable Discrete Probability Distributions Review

Quiz 3 on October 6, 2011

6 6 7

10(10/10) 11(10/13) 12(10/17) 3.3

Exam I, Monday, October 10, 2011 Continuous Probability Distributions Continuous Probability Distributions--continued 3.4-3.5 Joint Probability Distributions Joint Probability Distributions--continued 4.1-4.2 Mean, Covariance of a Random Variable Mean and Variance of Linear RV, Review

HW Assignment 3 due October 17, 2011

7 8

13(10/20) 14(10/24)

Quiz 3 on October 24, 2011

15(10/27)

16(10/31)

4.3

HW Assignment 4 due October 31, 2011

9 10

17(11/3) 18(11/7) 4.4-4.5, 5.1

Exam II, Thursday, November 3, 2011 Chebyshevs Theorem, Introduction & Motivation Binomial and Multinomial Hypergeometric Distribution Negative Binomial Distribution

10 11 11

19(11/10) 20(11/14) 21(11/17)

5.2 5.3 5.4

Quiz 4 on November 10, 2011

HW Assignment 5 due November 17, 2011

12 13 13 14

22(11/21) 23(11/28) 24(12/1) 25(12/5)

5.5-5.6 6.1-6.3 6.4-6.5 6.6

Poisson Distribution and Process Continuous Uniform and Normal Normal Approximation to Binomial Gamma and Exponential Distribution

Quiz 5 on November 28, 2011

HW Assignment 6 due December 5, 2011

14 15

26(12/8) 27(12/12)

7.1-7.2 8.4

Transformation of Variables, Review Central Limit Theorem, Review

Quiz 6 on December 12, 2011

*Note: The Instructor holds the rights to make changes as is necessary.

Prepared By: Prof. Sunil Dhar

Last revised: July 26, 2011 TOP

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