MATH 273 - Introduction to Probability

3 Credit(s)

This course introduces the basic concepts of probability, including elementary events, sample spaces, independence, conditional probability, Bayes’ formula, expectation, and random variables. Both discrete and continuous random variables are considered, with examples drawn from games, genetics, coding theory, elementary decision theory, and queuing theory.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 142 or MATH 133.