Download Instructor: Abedel-Qader Salah Al-Masri

Yarmouk University
Course Syllabus
Stat 111 – Introduction to probability
Faculty of Science, Dept of Statistics
Instructor Information
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Abedel-Qader Salah Al-Masri
New Building (NB 455)
Office – 02 7211111 X. 2483
[email protected]
Sun-Tues-Thru (12:00pm – 1:00pm)
Course Description/Overview
Course Objective and Description: This course covers the principles of probability and its axioms. We
introduce the rule of probability and random variables (Discrete and Continuous) and their distributions,
expectations, variances and moment generating functions. Some special distributions will be covered.
Course Resources
Personal Website <http://faculty.yu.edu.jo/almasri>
Required Course Text: Probability and Statistical Inference. 2-Edition. Robert v. Hogg & Elliot A. Tanis
Course Contents
1. Probability
Random Experiments, Random Variables and Algebra of Sets, Properties
of Probability
Methods of Enumeration
Conditional Probability, Independent Events, Bayes’ Theorem
Section
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.7
Required questions
1–7
1 – 14
1 - 13
1 - 17
1 – 12, 15, 18, 19
1 – 14, 16
1 – 6 (First Exam)
Section
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.7
Required questions
1 – 4, 6, 7
1 – 5, 12, 13
1–7
1 – 9, 15, 16
1 – 4, 6, 8, 10 - 15
1 – 7, 10, 11
1 – 13 (Second Exam)
Section
3.4
3.5
3.6
Required questions
1 – 6, 8 – 10, 12
1 – 6, 9 – 14
1 – 6, 9
2. Discrete Distribution
Random Variables of the Discrete Type, Mathematical Expectation, The
Mean and the Variance
Bernoulli Trails and the Binomial Distribution, Geometric and Negative
Binomial Distributions, The Poisson Distribution
The Moment Generating Function
3. Continuous Distribution
The Uniform Distribution and Simulation, The Exponential and Gamma
Distributions, The Normal Distribution
Grading System
First Exam
25%
Second Exam
25%
Final Exam
50%
Important Notes
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If a student’s absence exceeds 15% of the classes (6 hours), his/her final grade in the course will be
35 and he/she will not be allowed to write the final exam according to Yarmouk University laws.
Remember that: there will be no makeup exams
Please, switch off your cell phone through my classes (including exams)
The transfer between the different sections is not permitted