Welcome to ARE 210, Introduction to Probability and Mathematical Statistics, Fall Semester, 2004.

Description

Three hours of lecture per week. Introduction to probability and  mathematical statistics. Three (3) units.

Lecture:           TuTh 9:30-11am, 2032 Valley LSB

Instructor:        Jeffrey T. LaFrance

Office:              328 Giannini Hall

Office Hours:   1:00-2:00 M, 1:30-2:30 Th

Phone:               643-5416

Announcements

NOTE: ** The final examination is on Thursday, 12/16, 8:00-11:00am, in 2304 Tolman Hall. **

Materials to help you prepare for the final:  Review Questions , Worked Probability Problems, pdf and mgf formulas

Course Notes

• Course Syllabus
• Notes on Probability
• Notes on Linear Algebra
• Idempotent Matrices and the Multivariate Normal Distribution
  
• Many Discrete Distributions
• Best Linear Estimators
• Cramer-Rao Lower Bound
• Introduction to Asymptotic Theory
• Asymptotic Propoerties of Extremum Estimators
  
• MatLab Primer
• Some pdf and mgf Formulas