Math 5160 F 10

Syllabus | HW | Extras

Meeting

MW 3-4:15, MSB M311.

Instructor

Iddo Ben-Ari, first.last@uconn.edu.

Office and hours: MSB M416, W 12:00-12:50, F 1:00-1:50, or by appointment.
Phone: (860)486-8388 (no voicemail).

Feel free to email me and drop by my office anytime.
If I'm busy, I'll let you know.

Material

Textbook

Probability: Theory and Examples, by Rick Durrett, 4th ed, Cambrdige University Press, 2010. ISBN 978-0-521-76539-8.
Available for download from author's webpage.
I intend to cover most material in Chapters 2,3,5,7 (not everything) in accordance with the prelim study guide.

Additional reading

Probability with Martingales by David Williams (excellent book aimed at advancved undergradaute level).
Prof. Bass' lecture notes.
If you find online resources which you think are good, please let me know.

Grading

50% Homeworks (posted every other week, starting from second week).
50% Final, Wednesday December 15, 3:30-5:30 (tentative finals list from registrar's office).
Up to 10% finding and correcting mistakes teacher has made in class.