This is the homepage for John Carter's Probability and Statistics class. If you're in this class you should check it often.
Syllabus
Announcements
Please be prepared to take notes and do work the first day.
Book
There is no text for this course, we will be using department notes. I will put the notes up in my public file on mydiplomat and also post them here.
Notes
Homework
| Problems | Due |
| All problems in 1.1-1.3 | February 3 |
If you have a question about a HW problem click on the HW number below and post it on the wiki, I will check the wiki each night at 7pm to answer questions. After the HW is collected I will post complete solutions to all of the problems.
Tests
Final Date
Math Markup
This wiki has the magical property of being able to read Latex math text. For this course you will only need to learn a limited number of commands for example fractions are done like this: {$ \frac{x^2}{\sqrt{3x}} $} which gives \frac{x^2}{\sqrt{3x}} or this: {$ {dy\over dx} $} which gives {dy\over dx} .
and limits are done like this: {$ \lim_{x \rightarrow 0} x^3=0 $} which gives \lim_{x \rightarrow 0} x^3=0 .
We can do nifty integrals, like \int^{\infty}_{0}{x^2} . Heck, we can even do summations such as \sum _{i=0} ^{\infty+2} x^2 + 3i . Fun, eh?
But I digress. I will pass out a style sheet inclass so you know enough to ask(and answer) questions for this class.
Most of what you need to know to ask about calculus problems is in the table below. Math text is always bracketed between {$ and $}.
| {$ x^2 + x^{1/2} $} | x^2 + x^{1/2} | {$ \frac{a}{b} $} | \frac{a}{b} |
| {$ \lim_{x \rightarrow 0} $} | \lim_{x \rightarrow 0} | {$ \Delta x $} | \Delta x |
| {$ \infty $} | \infty | {${dy\over dx} $} | {dy\over dx} |
More pretty math symbols
| \Gamma | \Gamma | \Delta | \Delta |
| \Lambda | \Lambda | \Phi | \Phi |
| \Pi | \Pi | \Psi | \Psi |