36-703: Intermediate probability, Spring 2008

Time/Place:
TR 12-1:20 in Wean Hall 6423

Instructor:
Valerie Ventura
Department of Statistics
Carnegie Mellon University
(412) 268-4249
vventura@stat.cmu.edu

Instructor Office Hours:
Tuesdays from 2:30pm to 4pm
229E Baker Hall

Teaching Assistant: Daniel Heinz
dheinz@stat.cmu.edu
Office Hours: Thursdays 3pm to 4pm and by appointment
LOCATION:

Syllabus

  • Syllabus in pdf

    Q and A

  • What material do the final and MS qual cover
  • Recap for continuous time processes
  • Q&A for Continuous time MC and processes
  • Q&A for Chapter 6

    Reading + class assignements

  • Review prep Nothing due
  • Reading 11 due monday april 21
  • Reading 10 due monday april 14
  • Reading 9 due sunday april 6
  • Reading 8 due monday
  • Reading 7 due monday
  • Reading 6 due monday march 3 by midnight. This is a handout summarizing the Gibbs sampler algorithm.
  • Reading 5 due monday feb 25 by midnight
  • Reading 4 due monday feb 18 by midnight
  • Reading 3 due at the latest tuesday feb 5 at the beginning of class.
  • Reading 2 due monday jan 28 by midnight
  • Reading 1 due monday jan 21 by midnight

    Homework

  • NO HW ON EXAM WEEK
  • Homework 7 due Fri april 25
  • Homework 6 due Fri april 4. Q&A for HW6.
  • Homework 5 due Fri
  • Homework 4 due Fri feb 28 by 3pm (slide your HW under my office door).
  • Homework 3 due Fri feb 21 by 3pm (slide your HW under my office door).
  • Homework 2 due Fri feb 1 by 3pm (slide your HW under my office door).
    Homework 2 notes
  • Homework 1 due Fri jan 25 by 3pm (slide your HW under my office door).