Math 727 - Probability Theory
Fall 2009
Line #: 33203
Meets: Malott 1003, TuTh 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Instructor
Professor
David Nualart
Office: 556 Snow Hall
Email: nualart@math.ku.edu
Office Phone: 864-4788
Office Hours: 556 Snow 10:00-11:00 MWF, and by appointment.
Textbook
Probability Essentials, by Jean Jacod, Philip
Protter, Universitext, Springer 2004
We will cover Chapters 1 to 21
Additional suggested reading:
- A course in Mathematicsl Statistics, by George G. Roussas, second
edition, Academic Press 1977
- A First Couse in Probability, by Sheldon Ross, 8th edition
- Statistical Inference, by George Casella
Homework
Homework will be collected every Thursday.
All homework assignments are listed here: Homework.
Grades
This class is graded out of 500 points. The breakdown is as follows:
Homework: 150 points
2 Quizzes: 15+65 points
Midterm Exam: 120 points
Final Exam: 150 points
Exams
- Quiz 1: October 1 (covers Chapters 1-7) (3 problems, 30
minutes)
- Quiz 2: November 19 (covers Chapters 8-16)
- Midterm Exam: Tuesday
October 13 (covers Chapters 1-10)
- Final Exam: Friday
December 18 10:30 am - 1:00 pm
