STAT 511 HOME PAGE: FALL 2020

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PROBABILITY

Instructor: Joshua M. Tebbs

Office: 215C LeConte (tel: 803-576-8765)

Office Hours: By appointment only (send email to Dr. Tebbs)

Class Time: 8:30-9:45am TTh in 011 Callcott

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Handouts:

• Syllabus
• Calculus refresher
• R commands
• Course notes*

* This is the complete set of course notes for STAT 511 (it consists of Chapters 2-5). Please let me know if you find any errors.

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Videos:

• Lecture 1 (8/20/20). In-class exercise.1 (8/20/20; 30% rain forecast)
• Lecture 2 (8/25/20)
• Lecture 3 (8/27/20)
• Lecture 4 (9/1/20)
• Lecture 5 (9/3/20)
• Lecture 6 (9/8/20)
• Lecture 7 (9/10/20)
• Chapter 2 Review Session (9/14/20). We did #2, 4, 7, 9, 11, and 23 from the Chapter 2 Extra Problems handout below.
  
  
• Lecture 8 (9/15/20)
• Lecture 9 (9/17/20)
• Lecture 10 (9/22/20)
• Lecture 11 (9/24/20)
• Chapter 3 Review Session (9/28/20). We did #1, 2, 7, 10, 13, and 14 from the Chapter 3 Extra Problems handout below.
• Lecture 12 (9/29/20)
• Lecture 13 (10/1/20)
• Lecture 14 (10/6/20)
  
  
• Lecture 15 (10/8/20)
• Lecture 16 (10/13/20)
• Lecture 17 (10/15/20)
• Lecture 18 (10/20/20)
• Lecture 19 (10/22/20)
• Chapter 4 Review Session (10/26/20). We did #5, 9, 12, 18, and 23 from the Chapter 4 Extra Problems handout below.
• Lecture 20 (10/27/20)
  
  
• Lecture 21 (10/29/20)
• Lecture 22 (11/3/20)
• Lecture 23 (11/5/20)
• Lecture 24 (11/10/20)
• Lecture 25 (11/12/20)
• Lecture 26 (11/17/20)
• Chapter 5 Review Session (11/18/20). We did #2, 5, and 14 from the Chapter 5 Extra Problems handout below.
• Lecture 27 (11/19/20)
• Lecture 28 (11/24/20)
• Lecture 29 (12/1/20)
  
  

* Videos are grouped by chapter. Older versions of Internet Explorer may not display the videos correctly (I use Google Chrome).

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Homework Assignments:

• Homework 1: 2.6, 2.11, 2.17, 2.19, 2.27, 2.30, 2.89, 2.106, 2.131, and 2.144. (Solutions)
• Homework 2: 2.37, 2.43, 2.44, 2.52, 2.55, 2.63, 2.64, 2.68, 2.162, and 2.169. (Solutions)
• Homework 3: 2.71, 2.76, 2.81, 2.82, 2.114, 2.117, 2.128, 2.135, 2.158, and 2.163. (Solutions)
  Extra problems from Chapter 2.
  
  
• Homework 4: 3.6, 3.10, 3.12, 3.21, 3.29, 3.33, 3.154, 3.155, 3.158, and 3.162. (Solutions)
• Homework 5: 3.48, 3.54, 3.62, 3.66, 3.71, 3.77, 3.97, 3.159, 3.160, and 3.188. (Solutions)
• Homework 6: 3.105, 3.108, 3.113, 3.120, 3.127, 3.132, 3.138, 3.139, 3.142, and 3.152. (Solutions)
  Extra problems from Chapter 3.
  
  
• Homework 7: 4.2, 4.8, 4.15, 4.19, 4.25, 4.32, 4.34, 4.35, 4.37, and 4.145. (Solutions)
• Homework 8: 4.43, 4.44, 4.77, 4.79, 4.81, 4.92, 4.94, 4.110, 4.111, and 4.140. (Solutions)
• Homework 9: 4.128, 4.129, 4.130, 4.147, 4.157, 4.182, 4.184, 4.186, 4.187, and 4.196. (Solutions)
  Extra problems from Chapter 4.
  
  
• Homework 10: 5.7, 5.9, 5.10, 5.16, 5.18, 5.22, 5.26, 5.32, 5.33, and 5.34. (Solutions)
• Homework 11: 5.45, 5.52, 5.60, 5.65, 5.77, 5.82, 5.86, 5.92, 5.107, and 5.109. (Solutions)
• Homework 12: 5.114, 5.126, 5.130, 5.133, 5.136, 5.137, 5.141, 5.151, 5.164, and 5.165. (Solutions)
  Extra problems from Chapter 5.
  
  

All problems listed are from WMS (2008).

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R Code: This is the R code that I use to produce the graphics in the notes.

• Chapter 2
• Chapter 3
• Chapter 4
• Chapter 5
  
  

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Exams:

• Exam 1: Covers Chapter 2. Date: September 17-18 (Solutions)
• Exam 2: Covers Chapter 3. Date: October 13-14. (Solutions)
• Exam 3: Covers Chapter 4. Date: November 3-5. (Solutions)
• Exam 4: Covers Chapter 5. Date: November 19-24. (Solutions)
• Final Exam: Tuesday, December 8. WMS: Chapters 2-5. Notes: Pages 1-170. (Solutions) Fall 2018 Final Exam (Solutions)
  
  

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Exam P: Probability (Society of Actuaries website)

• Sample questions (Solutions)
  
  

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Last updated: December 13, 2020.