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MATH301 INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY THEORY

Course Code: 2360301
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 6.0
Department: Mathematics
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
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Offered Semester: Fall Semesters.
Prerequisite: Set 1: 2360252
Set 2: 2360213
One of the sets above should be completed before taking MATH301 INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY THEORY.

Course Content

Sample spaces and probabilities. Conditional probability. Random variables, their distribution functions, expectation and variance. Normal approximation. Poisson approximation. Moment generating functions. Joint distribution of random variables. Covariance and correlation. Tail bounds. Law of large numbers. Central limit theorem.