Department of
Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Second Semester, 2000-2001 (Spring 2001)
| Dates | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1/22, 24, 26 | Sec 1.1-1.3, Set notation, probability models, axioms and properties of probability | |
| 1/29, 31, 2/2 | Sec. 1.4-1.5, 2.1 Independence, conditional probability, random variable | Hw #1 due W, 1/31 |
| 2/5, 7, 9 | Sec. 2.1-2.2 discrete, integer-valued, paired random variables, multiple independent r.v., prob. mass function, expection | |
| 2/12, 14 | Sec. 2.2-2.4 prob. generating function, conditional probability, law of total prob. substitution law, conditional expectation | Hw #2 due W, 2/14 |
| F, 2/16 | First Midterm (in-class, 50 minutes), covers chapters 1 and up to sec. 2.1 | Review session, R, 2/15, 4:00-5:00PM, Rm 1209 EH |
| 2/19, 21, 23 | Sec. 3.1-3.2 Continuous random var., expectation of a single random var. moment generating function, characteristic function | |
| 2/26, 28, 3/2 | Sec. 3.3-3.4 Expectation of multiple random var., prob. bounds, Markov's inequality, Chebyshev's inequality, Chernoff bounds | Hw #3 due 2/28 |
| 3/5, 7 | Sec. 4.1-4.2 Cumulative distribution function, CDF for continuous r.v., considtional CDFs and law of total probability, | |
| F, 3/9 | Second Midterm (in-class, 50 minutes), covers up to section 3.2 | Review session, R, 3/8, 4:00-5:00PM, Rm 1209 EH |
| 3/19, 21, 23 | Sec. 4.2-4.5 normal CDF, mixed r.v., functions of r.v. and their CDFs, induced distribution, properties of CDFs, | Hw #4 due 3/21 |
| 3/26, 28, 30 | Sec. 5.1-5.2 joint and marginal prob., CDFs, marginal densities, independence | |
| 4/2, 4, 6 | Sec. 5.3-5.5 conditional prob. and expectations, Bivariate normal, multivariate r.v., | Hw #5 due 4/4 |
| 4/9, 11 | Sec. 7.1-7.3 random process, wide-sense stationary, correlation function and power spectral density, WSS process through LSI systems | |
| W,4/18 | Third Midterm (in-class, 50 minutes), covers chapters 4, and 5 | Review session, R, 4/12, 4:00-5:00PM, Rm 1209 EH |
| 4/16, | Sec. 7.3 (continued) | Hw #6 due 4/16 |
| 4/23, 25, 27 | Sec. 7.3, Sec. 8.1 Poisson process | |
| 4/30, 5/2, 4 | Sec. 11.1-11.4 sample mean, sample variance, central limit theorem, confidence interval | Hw #7 due 5/4 |
| 5/7, 9 | Sec. 7.4-7.5 | |
| Thursday, 5/17 | 7:45 AM Room 2317 Engr. Hall, Final Examination, |