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MATH 161A: Applied Probability & Statistics I

San Jose State University, Summer 2021

Course information [Syllabus]

Catalog description: Descriptive and inferential statistics. Collection and analysis of data, discrete and continuous probability models, random variables, Central Limit Theorem, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing.
Prerequisite: MATH 31 (with a grade of "C-" or better) or instructor consent.
Textbook: Probability and Statistics for Engineering and the Sciences [Amazon link], 9th edition, Devore (2016), Cengage Learning. ISBN: 978-1305251809 
Technology requirements:
  • Zoom: Class meetings will be on Zoom [Click here to register].
  • Canvas: Assignments and their grades will be posted in Canvas (accessible via http://one.sjsu.edu/).
  • Proctorio: Tests will be delivered via Proctorio.
  • Piazza: This course will use Piazza as the bulletin board. Please post all course-related questions there. 
  • Calculator: A scientific calculator is needed for the homework and tests.
For more information, see the above-linked course syllabus.

Course schedule

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Course introduction and overview [slides]

   HW0
1

Probability basics [slides] [worksheet]

2.1

2.2

2, 3, 6

12, 16, 26
2

Counting [slides] [worksheet]

 2.3 31, 34, 36
3

Conditional probability and independence [slides] [worksheet]

2.4

2.5

47, 48, 56, 59, 68

71, 74, 82, 84, 87
4

Random variables and their distributions [slides] [worksheet]

3.1

3.2

1, 6, 7ad, 8

12, 18, 23
5

Expected value and variance [slides] [worksheet]

3.3

29, 32, 34, 37
6

Special discrete distributions [slides] [worksheet]

3.4

3.5

3.6

48, 60, 66

78

79, 83
7

Continuous distributions [slides] [worksheet]

4.1

4.2

1, 5, 7, 8 

11, 13, 20ac, 21 
8

Special continuous distributions [slides] [worksheet]

4.3

4.4

29, 45, 49, 50, 55, 58

59,  69, 70 
9

Joint distributions [slides] [worksheet]

5.1

5.2

1, 2, 6, 18

22 
10

Sampling distributions [slides] [worksheet]

Chapter 1

5.3

5.4

(reading only)

38, 39, 40a

46, 47, 53, 54 
11

Point estimation [slides] [worksheet]

 6.1 1, 4, 10, 13 
12

Confidence intervals [slides] [worksheet]

7.1

7.3

7.4

4abce, 7, 8

30abcd, 31abcd, 32, 34a

42, 44
13

 Hypothesis testing [slides] [worksheet]

8.1

8.2

8.3

1, 2, 9, 12, 14

17, 19

35

 

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