MAT 3172 Foundations of Probability

3 units
Mathematics
Faculty of Science
An overview of probability from a non-measure theoretic point of view. Random vectors; independence, conditional expectation and probability, consequences. Various types of convergence leading to proofs of the major theorems in classical probability theory. An introduction to simple stochastic processes such as Poisson and branching processes.

Components:

Lecture

Requirements:

Prerequisites: MAT 2371 , (MAT 2121 or MAT 2122 ), ( MAT 2141 or MAT 2342 ).

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Organized

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Clear Expectations

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Learned a Lot

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Workload

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Fair Assessments

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