M362K (54745) Spring 2017 Course Calendar

January 9 10 11 12 13
Orientation and Testing for Registration for new and readmitted students Pre-class work for 1/17: tuition due
new students. Read our course syllabus add/drop

Add/Drop Pre-class exercises: 1-1, 1-2, 1-4, 1-21

Synopses of sections 1.1 & 1.2
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Reverend Martin Luther Class: Introduction, Syllabus Class:
King Jr. Holiday Pre-requisites Quiz (10 points) Open Office Hours: Collect Student Goals / Time Capsule (10 points) Last official add/drop day

1.1 The Probability Model 8:30A 11:30A 1.3 Sampling and Distributions
15-minute individual
Classes begin Tuesday 1.2 Equally Likely Outcomes appointment for sign- 1.4 Applications: Binomial theorem, poker
(Tree diagrams, permutations, combinations) up: 1:30P-2:00P hands, lotteries
Post-class homework: 1-7, 1-9, 1-12, 1-17, 1- Post-class homework: 1-48, 1-51, 1-53 (c),
24, 1-32, 1-36 SOA Exam P Sample Exam questions 9, 11, 12
Pre-class work for 1/19: Student Goals May 11-22, 2017 Pre-class work for 1/24:
1-46, 1-53 (a), Sample Exam 8 Decide by TODAY 2-1, 2-6, 2-8, 2-18
300 total hours of
Synopses of sections 1.3 & 1.4 preparation Synopses of sections 2.1 & 2.2
Open Office Hour: 9:30A-10:30A Open Office Hour: 9:30A-10:30A
23 24 25 26 27
Class: Class:
2.1 Sets, Sample Spaces, Events 2.3 Conditional Probability and Tree Diagrams
2.2 Venn Diagrams, Rules of Probability Open Office Hours: 2.4 Independence
Post-class homework: 2-2, 2-7, 2-14, 2-19, 2- 8:30A 11:30A Post-class homework: 2-27, 2-29, 2-41, 2-44, 2-
21, 2-23, 2-25 15-minute individual 52, 2-55
Pre-class work for 1/26: appointment for sign- Pre-class work for 1/31
2-35, 2-38, 2-40, 2-53 up: 1:30P-2:00P 2-56, 2-59
Synopses of sections 2.3 & 2.4 Synopses of sections 2.5 & 2.6
Open Office Hour: 9:30A-10:30A Open Office Hour: 9:30A-10:30A
30 31 February 1 2 3
Class: Class:
2.5 Bayes Theorem Open Office Hours: Collect Sample Exam Question (10 points)
2.6 Credibility 8:30A 11:30A Vet Sample Exam Question (10 points)
Post-class homework: 2-57, 2-62, 2-63, 15-minute individual Mini Examination 1: Rules of Probability
Sample Exam question 26 appointment for sign- (100 points)
Pre-class work for 2/2 up: 1:30P-2:00P Pre-class work for 2/7:
Create a sample exam question 12th day of class 3-2, 3-3, 3-5, Synopses of sections 3.1 & 3.2
Open Office Hour: 9:30A-10:30A Last possible add Open Office Hour: 9:30A-10:30A
6 7 8 9 10
Class: Class:
3.1 Discrete Random Variables Open Office Hours: 3.3 Measures of Central Tendency (mean,
3.2 Cumulative Probability Distribution 8:30A 11:30A median, mode, percentiles)
Post-class homework: 3-1, 3-4, 3-6, 3-9 15-minute individual Post-class homework: 3-13, 3-14, 3-15, 3-16, 3-
Pre-class work for 2/9: appointment for sign- 21
3-10, 3-12, 3-17 up: 1:30P-2:00P Pre-class work for 2/14:
Synopsis of section 3.3 3-26, 3-28, 3-32, Synopsis of sections 3.4 & 3.5
Open Office Hour: 9:30A-10:30A Open Office Hour: 9:30A-10:30A
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Class: Class:
3.4 Measures of Dispersion (Variance) 3.5 Conditional Expectation
Post-class homework: 3-22, 3-27, 3-31, 3-35 Open Office Hours: 3.6 Jointly Distributed Random Variables
Pre-class work for 2/16: 8:30A 11:30A Post-class homework: 3-39, 3-40, 3-41, 3-43, 3-
3-38, 3-42, 3-45 15-minute individual 44, Sample Exam Question 3
Synopsis of section 3.6 appointment for sign- Pre-class work for 2/21:
up: 1:30P-2:00P 4-3, 4-6, 4-14, 4-17
Open Office Hour: 9:30A-10:30A Synopses of sections 4.1 & 4.2
Open Office Hour: 9:30A-10:30A
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Class: Class:
4.1 Discrete Uniform Distribution 4.3 Geometric Distribution
4.2 Binomial Distribution Open Office Hours: 4.4 Negative Binomial Distribution
Post-class homework: 4-7, 4-10, 4-11, 4-21, 8:30A 11:30A 4.5 Hypergeometric Distribution
4-22, 4-24 15-minute individual Post-class homework: 4-28, 4-30, 4-34, 4-41, 4-
Pre-class work for 2/23: appointment for sign- 46, 4-49, 4-52, 4-55
4-29, 4-44, 4-50, Synopses of sections 4.3 - 4.5 up: 1:30P-2:00P Pre-class work for 2/28:
Open Office Hour: 9:30A-10:30A 4-56, 4-63, 4-72, Synopsis of section 4.6
Open Office Hour: 9:30A-10:30A
27 28 March 1 2 3
Class: Class:
4.6 The Poisson Random Variable Student assessment #1: names/characteristics
Open Office Hours: Collect Sample Exam Question (10 points)
Post-class homework: 4-58, 4-59, 4-64, 4-66, 8:30A 11:30A Vet Sample Exam Question (10 points)
4-67, 4-73 15-minute individual Review for Exam 1
appointment for sign- Pre-class work for 3/7: Study for your midterm
Pre-class work for 3/2 up: 1:30P-2:00P examination. Note that you should NOT be
Create a sample exam question attempting to memorize formulas.
Open Office Hour: 9:30A-10:30A Open Office Hour: 9:30A-10:30A
6 7 8 9 10
Class: Class:
MIDTERM EXAMINATION Probability 5.1 Cumulative Distribution Functions
and Discrete Distributions Chapters 1 - 4 Open Office Hours: 5.2 Density Functions
(200 points) 8:30A 11:30A Quiz: Syllabus Understanding (10 points)
Pre-class work for 3/9: 15-minute individual Post-class homework: 5-1, 5-3, 5-5, 5-7
Exercises 5-2, 5-4 appointment for sign- Pre-class work for 3/21:
Synopses of sections 5.1 & 5.2 up: 1:30P-2:00P 5-8, 5-11, 5-19, and
Re-read course syllabus 5-17 {note that f(x)=6x(1-x)}
Synopses of section 5.3
Open Office Hour: 9:30A-10:30A Open Office Hour: 9:30A-10:30A
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Daylight Savings Time 3/12

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Class: Class:
5.3 Expectations of Continuous Random 5.4 Mixed Distributions
Variables Open Office Hours: 5.5 Deductibles and Caps
Post-class homework: 5-9, 5-12, 5-14, 5-21, 8:30A 11:30A
5-25 15-minute individual Post-class homework: 5-28, 5-33, 5-36, 5-37, 5-
Pre-class work for 3/23: appointment for sign- 40
5-29, 5-31 up: 1:30P-2:00P Pre-class work for 3/28:
Synopses of sections 5.4 & 5.5 5-42, 5-43, 5-46
Last day to apply for a graduate degree
Synopses of section 5.6
Open Office Hour: 9:30A-10:30A Open Office Hour: 9:30A-10:30A
27 28 29 30 31
5.6 Moment Generating Functions Class:
Snow Day Day
Post-class homework: 5-47, 5-48, 5-50, 5-51, Open Office Hours:
5-55, 5-56, 5-58 8:30A 11:30A Class is cancelled unless replacing a snow day.
15-minute individual
Pre-class work for 4/4: appointment for sign-
Exercises: 6-1, 6-8, 6-14 up: 1:30P-2:00P
Synopses of sections 6.1 & 6.2 NO OFFICE HOUR MARCH 30 Jon E. Hull and Naomi
Open Office Hour: 9:30A-10:30A
April 3 4 5 6 7
Last day to withdraw, change Class: Class:
to pass/fail, apply for an 69th Honors day
6.1 Uniform Random Variable 6.3 The Normal Distribution
undergraduate degree Saturday April 8th
May 11-22 SOA Exam P 6.2 Exponential Distribution Open Office Hours: 6.4 The Central Limit Theorem
Registration Deadline Post-class homework: 6-3, 6-4, 6-6, 6-9, 6-12, 8:30A 11:30A
Tomorrow 6-17, 6-20 15-minute individual Post-class homework: 6-31, 6-33, 6-35, 6-36, 6-
Pre-class work for 4/6: appointment for sign- 41, 6-42, 6-45, 6-47, 6-50
6-25, 6-26, 6-27, 6-30, 6-40, 6-44 up: 1:30P-2:00P
Synopses of sections 6.3 & 6.4 Pre-class work for 4/11
{Skip 6.4.2 and 6.4.6} Create a sample exam question
Open Office Hour: 9:30A-10:30A Open Office Hour: 9:30A-10:30A
10 11 12 13 14
Class: Class:
Collect Sample Exam Question (10 points) 7.1 Joint Discrete Distributions
Vet Sample Exam Question (10 points) Open Office Hours: 7.2 Conditional Distributions
8:30A 11:30A
Mini Exam 2: Random Variables 15-minute individual Post-class homework: 7-4, 7-5, 7-7, 7-8
(100 points) appointment for sign- Pre-class work for 4/18:
Pre-class work for 4/13: up: 1:30P-2:00P 7-10, 7-11, 7-17, 7-20
Academic advising
Exercises: 7-1, 7-2, 7-6 Synopses of sections 7.3 & 7.4
for summer/fall
Synopses of sections 7.1 & 7.2 April 12-14 and 17-21
Open Office Hour: 9:30A-10:30A Open Office Hour: 9:30A-10:30A
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Registration for summer Class: Class:
and fall semesters 4/18-4/29
7.3 Independence 7.5 Joint Continuous Distributions
7.4 Covariance and Correlation Open Office Hours: 7.6 Conditional Distributions
Post-class homework: 7-12, 7-14, 7-15, 7-24 8:30A 11:30A Post-class homework: 7-30, 7-34, 7-37, 7-40, 7-
Pre-class work for 4/20: 15-minute individual 43, 7-46
appointment for sign-
7-25, 7-26, 7-28, 7-35, 7-45 up: 1:30P-2:00P
Pre-class work for 4/25:
Synopses of sections 7.5 & 7.6 7-49, 7-50, 7-57, Synopsis of section 7.7
Open Office Hour: 9:30A-10:30A Open Office Hour: 9:30A-10:30A
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Class: Class:
7.7 Independence 8.1 Transformations
Open Office Hours:
Post-class homework: 7-48, 7-54, 7-56, 7-58 8:30A 11:30A Post-class homework: 8-3, 8-7, 8-8, 8-26, 8-27,
15-minute individual 8-30, 8-34
Pre-class work for 4/27: appointment for sign- Pre-class work for 5/2:
Synopsis of section 8.1 up: 1:30P-2:00P Exercise: 8-46
8-1, 8-2, 8-14, 8-24 Synopses of sections 8.2 & 8.4
Open Office Hour: 9:30A-10:30A Open Office Hour: 9:30A-10:30A
May 1st 2 3 4 5
Class: Class: Last Day of Class
8.2 Moment Generating Function Method End-Of-Semester Bagels and Coffee
8.4 Double Expectation Theorem Open Office Hours: Collect Sample Exam Question (10 points)
8:30A 11:30A Student assessment #2
Post-class homework: 8-43, 8-47, 8-48, 8-54 15-minute individual Review for Final Examination
Create a sample final exam question appointment for sign- Post-class homework:
up: 1:30P-2:00P Study for your comprehensive final examination.
Open Office Hour: 9:30A-10:30A Note that you should NOT be attempting to
memorize formulas. Practice sample exams.
Final Open Office Hour: 9:30A-10:30A
8 9 10 11 12
No class days No class days Final exams begin Comprehensive Final (300 points)
9:00A - noon
May 11-22 SOA Exam P May 11-22 SOA Exam
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May 11-22 SOA Exam Commencement
P Final End of Semester May 11-22 SOA Exam P Saturday May 20th
May 11-22 SOA Exam P May 11-22 SOA Exam P nd
Through 22 , Exam P
Office Hour:
9:30A-10:30A