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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
• 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