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References
“Probability and Statistics for Engineering and the sciences”,
J L
Jay L. D
Devore
6th edition, publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2007
Home work 5%
Quizzes 10%
Midterm I 20%
Midterm II 25%
Final exam 40%
Also Matlab
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numbers. A 0 indicates an outcome will not occur.
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What is the probability that a wafer contains less than two particles or it
is both at the edge and contains more than four particles?
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