Department of Statistics

California State University, Hayward 

Fall 2001

Stat 3401: Introductory to Probability Theory I

Course Description Homework Important Dates Statistics Software
Syllabus Handouts The Book: Wackerly, Mendenhall and Shaffer Statistics Online Texts
Blackboard HOWTO csuhbb.csuhayward.edu Stat Lab Times Open Statistics Links

Week 10:

  • Homework 9 solution: homework9.pdf
  • Practice Problems for the final: Ch 3 123, 155, 159, 173, Ch 4 128, 129, 133, 142, 152, 153, 154, 148, 149, 156 PracticeProblems3.pdf
  • The Practice Problems are for review of some of the topics cover so far in class.  The list of problems do not cover all topics that will be included on the final.

Week 9:

  • Homework 8 is due Monday, 12/3.
  • Homework 9 has been posted.

Week 8:

  • Midterm II will be returned Wednesday, 11/21.
  • Homework 8 has been posted.  

Week 7:

  • Midterm II is Wednesday next week, 11/14.
  • Homework #6 is due Wednesday, 11/14.
  • Practice Problems: Ch3 18, 30, 57, 90, 104 PracticeProblems2.pdf 
  • The Practice Problems are for review of some of the topics cover so far in class.  The list of problems do not cover all topics that will be included on the midterm.
  • Homework #7 has been posted.  Due Wednesday 11/16.

Week 6:

  • Homework 5 is due on Wednesday, 11/7.
  • Homework 6 has been posted and is due Wednesday next week, 11/14.
  • This week we are going to continue with Discrete Probability Models.
  • Midterm II is Wednesday next week, 11/14.

Week 5:

  • The new homework has been posted.

Week 4:

  • Midterm I is on Monday 10/22.  The test will be closed book and closed notes, however you may use one page of notes. 
  • Homework 2 and 3 is due on Monday.
  • Homework 4 has been posted and is due Monday 10/29.
  • Some Statistics Online Texts have been added.

Week 3:

  • Homework 3 has been posted and is due Monday 10/22.
  • Midterm I will be on Monday 10/22.  The test will be closed book and closed notes, however you may use one page of notes. 
  • Practice Problems: Ch2 124,125,126,127,131,132,137 PracticeProblems.pdf Correction: 2.125 the correct answer is 13C2 * 4C3 * 4C2 / 52C5.
  • The Practice Problems are for review of some of the topics cover so far in class.  The list of problems do not cover all topics that will be included on the midterm.

Week 2:

  • Homework 2 has been posted and is due Monday 10/15.

Week 1:

  • Homework 1 has been posted and is due Monday 10/8.

Week 0:

  • The book for the course is Mathematical Statistics with Applications, 6th Ed., Wackerly, Mendenhall and Shaffer.