MATH 5651: Prob/Stat Theory
Tuesday, Thursday 10:10-12:05pm, Room 28 Peik
Hall
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Professor Foo, 261 Vincent
Hall.
Email:
jyfoo@math.umn.edu
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Office hours: Tues 8:30-10:00 AM, and Thurs 1:00-2:30 PM  
- Details regarding the course can be found on the course
syllabus (although the office hours on the syllabus are
incorrect).
HOMEWORK and reading assignments:
Note: You must show all work in your answers, and explain any proofs
clearly.
Selected solutions (kindly prepared by your grader) will be
posted
online.
- Homework 1 (due Jan 26)
1.4: 5,6,11 AND 1.5: 4,6,9,11
Reading: sections 1.4, 1.5.
HW 1 solutions
- Homework 2 (due Feb 2)
1.7: 6,8,10 AND 1.8: 6,10,18 AND 1.9: 4,6,8 AND 1.10: 6,8.
Reading: sections 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 1.10 (Note: additional exercises for
your practice are available in the Supplemental Exercises section 1.12. I
recommend working on these, and the odd problems in each section, in your
free time. Odd answers are in the back
of the book)
HW 2 solutions
- Homework 3 (due Feb 14)
2.1: 4,6,17 AND 2.2: 10,11,17,18 AND 2.3: 4,7,8
Reading: sections 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1
HW 3 solutions
- Homework 4 (due Feb 16)
3.1: 5,8,11 AND 3.2: 8,10,13 AND 3.3: 4,6,9 (and don't forget the
problem assigned in class on Thursday)
Reading: sections 3.1,3.2,3.3,3.4
HW 4 solutions
- Homework 5 (due Feb 23)
3.4: 3,7,8,10 and problem assigned in class on Tues, AND 3.5: 5,6,15
AND 3.6: 3,8,10,12.
Reading: sections 3.4, 3.5, 3.6
HW 5 solutions
- Homework 6 (due March 1)
3.7: 4,7,8 AND 3.8: 8,14,16,17 AND 3.9: 4,6,8,14
Reading: sections 3.7 3.8, 3.9
HW 6 solutions
- Homework 7 (due March 22 - note the CHANGE)
4.1: 8,11 AND 4.2: 2,4,8,11 AND 4.3: 2,3,4,7,9.
Reading: sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4
!!Reminder: MIDTERM MARCH 6 covering Chap 1-3.
No
Calculators, notes
or books
allowed. You may bring one sheet of paper with formulas and definitions.
Midterm solutions
HW 7 solutions
- Homework 8 (due March 29)
4.4: 7,9,10,11 AND 4.5: 2,7,9,12
Optional extra problems (for extra practice, not extra credit - do
not turn in)- 4.4: 2,8,16, 4.9: 7,11,12
Reading: 4.4, 4.5
HW 8 solutions
- Homework 9 (due April 5)
4.6: 1,3,12,14 AND 4.7: 2,5,7,8
Optional extra problems (do
not turn in)- 4.6:8,15,16
Reading: 4.6, 4.7
HW 9 solutions
- Homework 10 (due April 12)
5.2: 10,13, 5.3: 2,8, 5.4:12,14, 5.5: 2,4,7
Optional extra problems (do
not turn in)- 5.4:8, 5.5: 12
Reading: 5.1-5.5
HW 10 solutions
- Homework 11 (due April 19)
5.6: 9,10,14, 5.7:8,10,13, 5.8:4,7,10, 5.10:2,3,11
Optional extra problems (do
not turn in)- 5.6:5,7, 5.8:5,8, 5.10:7
Reading: 5.6-5.10
HW 11 solutions
- Homework 12 (due April 26)
6.2: 5,9,10,11 AND 6.3: 4,8,9,11
Reading: 6.1, 6.2, 6.3
HW 12 solutions
- No homework 13: start reviewing for final 8:00 a.m.-10:00a.m.
Thursday, May 10
No problems will be collected, but you are responsible for reading
section 3.10
Optional suggested problems- 3.10: 2,4,11