STA 4321-
Introduction to Probability
STA 5325 - Fundamentals of Probability



TA (Alex) office Hours: M3, W7, F4 @ Griffin/Floyd 218

Spring 2007 Syllabus (HTML)

Spring 2007 Syllabus (WORD)

Spring 2007 Final Exam Scores/Grade Scale

Spring 2007 Exams

Exam 1 Solutions (1 Version)

Exam 2 Solutions (1 Version)

Exam 3 Solutions (1 Version)

Exam 4 Solutions (6th Period Version)

Exam 5 Solutions (5th Period)

Exam 5 Solutions (6th Period)

Final Exam Solutions (5th Period)

Final Exam Solutions (6th Period)


Spring 2007 Current Exam Grades (1-5)  Code=[100*LN(UFID)]+SQRT(UFID)

Exams 1-5 Cumulative Distribution Functions

Project 1 - Due 3/7/07 (in class)

Project 1 - Class list of Distributions/Parameter Values

Project 2 - Due 4/11/07 (in class)

Project 2 - Class Project List

EXCEL Instructions for Plots and Generating Random Samples from Distributions (PPT)

Instructions for Histograms in EXCEL (WORD)



2006 Exams

Exam1   

Exam2 (Version1)     Exam2 (Version2)

Exam3 (Version1)     Exam3 (Version2)

Final Exam Solutions (Rinker Hall)

Final Exam Solutions (Norman Hall)




Instructions for Histograms in EXCEL (WORD)

Useful Results from Calculus (WORD)

EXCEL Probability Distribution Functions (WORD)

EXCEL Instructions for Plots and Generating Random Samples from Distributions (PPT)








Chapter 2 Materials

Probability (PPT)

Coin Toss Simulation  (EXCEL)

NASCAR Race Start/Finish (EXCEL)

Roulette Wheel  (EXCEL)

Roulette Probability Exercises  (WORD)

Roulette Wheel Partial Solution  (EXCEL)

5 Card Poker Hands (WORD)

Applications of Bayes' Rule  (PPT)

Airline Simulation Exercise  (WORD)


Chapter 3 Materials

Discrete Random Variables (PPT)

Airline Reservations - Binomial Distribution  (WORD)

Airline Reservations - Expected Revenues  (EXCEL)

Wars by Year - Poisson Distribution  (PPT)

Wars by Year Data  (EXCEL)

Florida Lotto - Pick 6 (PPT)

Bonus Problems


Chapter 4 Materials

Continuous Probability Distributions  (PPT)

Exponential and Gamma Density Functions (EXCEL)

Aluminum Part Lifetime Data (EXCEL)

Philadelphia Rain Data/Histogram  (EXCEL)

U.S. County Per Capita Retail Sales Data/Histogram  (EXCEL)

Bonus Problems - Sections 4.1-4.5

NCAA Basketball Data  (EXCEL)

Bonus Problems - Sections 4.6,4.7,4.10

Normal Density Function (Up to 6 at once)   (EXCEL)

Gamma Density Function (Up to 6 at once)    (EXCEL)

Beta Density Function (Up to 6 at once)        (EXCEL)



Chapter 5 Materials

Multivariate Probability Distributions (PPT)

Television Sales (EXCEL)

Stock Price Example (WORD)

Political Poll Example - Multinomial Distribution  (WORD)

Conditional Expectations - Television Sales (PPT)

Bivariate Normal Density (Includes 3-D plot that updates with parameter changes)  (EXCEL)

Bonus Problems (Also see Political Poll example)  (WORD)

Bivariate Normal Distribution and Inheritance of Height  (PPT)

Bayesian Updating of Probabilities  (WORD)


Chapter 6 & 7 Materials

Functions of Random Variables (PPT)

Approximations to Distributions: Limit Theorems (PPT)

Derivation of Student's t and the F Distributions  (PPT)

Bonus Problems Section 6.6 and Chapter 7 (WORD)

Plot of Fish Catching Example (EXCEL)