STAT3140-B Probability I (Fall 2025)

Course Details

Session, Dates: 1 (08/25/2025 - 12/12/2025)
Days: T R
Time: 12:30 - 01:45 pm
Location: Moon Campus
Room: John Jay 263
Seats Available: 4 Seats
Credits: 3

Course Description

This course is the first of a two-course sequence in calculus-based probability. Topics include basic combinatorics methods: basic set theory; laws of probability; conditional probability and independence; Bayes Theorem; probability mass functions; cumulative distribution functions; probability-generating functions; commonly-used discrete variables (Bernoulli, binomial, Poisson, geometric, negative binomial, hyper geometric); expectation; variance; discrete conditional distributions.

Prerequisite: MATH2070 or permission of the instructor 3 Credits

Course Materials

About the Instructor(s)

Jeffrey J. Mitchell, Ph.D.
Vice Dean, College of Business and STEM
College of Business and STEM

Professor of Mathematics
Mathematics

mitchellj@rmu.edu
412-397-4021
John Jay 204
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