Mathematical Probability: Assignments
Math 191 - Harvard University - Fall 1997
All reading and homework is from Feller.
Week 13 (12/8).
Reading: Vol. 2, Chapter I;
Chapter XV (1,2);
Chapter II.(1,8);
Vol. 1 Chapter XIV.(2,7).
Week 12 (12/1).
Reading: Vol. 2, Chapter I.
Homework:
I.13 (17,20,27,29,34,37),
II.9 (8(a)).
Week 11 (11/24).
Reading: Volume 2, Chapter I.
Homework:
Volume 2, I.13 (1,2,4,9)
If you must miss class on 11/26, be sure to
hand your homework in early to Scott Sheffield.
Week 10 (11/17).
Reading: Chapter X.
Homework:
IX.9 (38), X.8 (6,8,9,16).
Quiz: 11/21.
Week 9 (11/10).
Reading: Chapter IX.
Homework:
IX.9 (12,13,14,16,17,40,41).
Week 8 (11/3).
Reading: Chapter VIII & IX.
Homework:
VIII.7 (6),
IX.9 (2,4,5,6,7,10).
Week 7 (10/27).
Reading: Chapter VII & VIII.
Homework:
VII.7 (2,3,6,7,8,9),
VIII.7 (4,5)
Week 6 (10/20).
Reading: Chapter VI.
Homework:
V.8 (10),
VI.10 (2,3,4,15,19,29,42)
Week 5 (10/13).
Midterm: 10/15.
Reading: Chapter V.
Homework:
IV.6 (3,11,16),
V.8 (3,6,15,16,17,26).
VI.10 (11).
Week 4 (10/6).
Reading: Finish IV, begin V.
Homework:
Review for midterm.
Suggested problems (not to hand in):
I.8 (3,9,14,17),
II.10 (4,7,15,25,28,34,40),
III.10. (2), IV.6 (7,11,12,17,18),
examples in IV.(1,2,4).
Week 3 (9/29).
Reading: III.3-4,III.6, begin IV.
Homework:
III.10 (2,4,7,12),
IV.6 (1).
Quiz: 9/29.
Week 2 (9/22).
Reading: II.6-9, III.1-2.
Homework:
II.10 (37,38), II.11(1), II.12 (8, 21), III.10 (1,6)
Week 1 (9/15).
Reading:
Volume 1, Chapter I and Chapter II.1-5.
Homework:
I.8 (4,15), II.10 (1,10,13,19), II.11 (5,6).
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