Math 311

Our first exam is scheduled for Monday, October 5th.

• The midterm will cover all sections of the textbook up to and including 2.3 (sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 2.1, 2.2, and 2.3).
• No calculators, cell phones, or other electronic devices are allowed. But as usual you can leave your answers unsimplified.
• You may bring with you a two-sided, one-sheet set of notes (on normal-sized paper) in your own handwriting.

Here are some old exams that you can use to prepare. There are solutions posted as well. Note that there's some variation in exam timing, so some of the exams contain questions on topics we haven't reached yet.

The best way to study is to take practice exams under exam-like conditions. The solutions are useful to check your answer after you've solved it, but it won't help you much if you just study by reading the solutions. Even if you've completely stuck on a problem, you'll do better if you email me for a hint rather than look at the solution.

We'll have a quiz next week, on Wednesday, September 30th. There will be one problem from Section 1.4 and one from Section 2.1.

Here are solutions to today's quiz.

Welcome to Math 311, Probability. We meet in room 1S-102 from 12:20pm-2pm on Mondays and Wednesdays. The first class is on Monday, August 31st. The textbook for the class is Introduction to Probability by Anderson, Seppäläinen, and Valkó. We'll follow the textbook very closely, and you will want a copy (it's usually a lot easier to look back at things in a textbook than in your own notes). A used version of the textbook is just as good as new. The book is also on reserve at the library.

You can find some important information on the class in the syllabus. A more detailed schedule for the class is given in this calendar. The class will include online homework through WebWork (see Homework). Note that as of this semester, the login for WebWork is through Brightspace. The first assignment will be due September 14th.

I'll see you all in class today and am looking forward to a good semester!