STAT 311: Introduction to Mathematical Statistics

Time: TuTh 09:30-10:45
Place: Engineering Hall 2239

Instructor: Quefeng Li
Office: 1270, Medical Science Center
Email: quefeng at stat dot wisc dot edu
Office Hours: Tue, 12:00pm-2:00pm

TA: Chen Cheng
Office: 1335K, Medical Science Center
Email: ccheng at stat dot wisc dot edu
Office Hours: Mon.16:00-16:50 Wed. 13:30-14:20

Textbook: Charles M. Grinstead and J. Laurie Snell (1997), Introduction to Probability: Second Revised Edition, American Mathematical Society. ISBN:0-8218-0749-8.

Syllabus: available here

Calculus Review Problems: available here

Exam Schedule:

Midterm 1: Feb 23, in class.
Midterm 2: Mar 29, in class.
Final: May 17, 14:45-16:45, HUMANITIES, 1131

Discussion Sessions:

[Dis321] Tue 13:20-14:10 @ PSYCHOLOGY 134
[Dis322] Tue 14:25-15:15 @ SOC SCI 6314

Lecture and Discussion Notes: -

Date	Lec Notes	Text	Dis Notes
Week 1	pdf	Section 1.2
Week 2	pdf	Section 2.2	pdf
Week 3	pdf	Section 3.1-3.2	pdf
Week 4	pdf	Section 3.2, 4.1	pdf
Week 5	pdf	Review session	pdf
Week 6	pdf	Section 4.1-4.2	pdf
Week 7	pdf	Section 4.2, 5.1	pdf
Week 8	pdf	Section 5.2, 6.1	pdf
Week 9	pdf	Section 6.1-6.3	pdf
Week 10	pdf	Review Session	pdf
Week 11	pdf	Section 7.1-7.2	pdf
Week 12	pdf	Section 8.1-8.2	pdf
Week 13	pdf	Section 9.1	pdf
Week 14	pdf	Section 9.2-9.3	pdf
Week 15	pdf	Review Session

Homework Solutions:

Set	Assignment	Due Date	Solution
Homework 1	Sec1.2 Ex. 4-7,12,14	Feb. 2	pdf
Homework 2	Sec2.2 Ex. 2,6,8,12	Feb. 9	pdf
Homework 3	Sec3.1 Ex. 4,8,12,14; Sec 3.2 Ex. 1,7,8,9	Feb. 16	pdf
Homework 4	Sec4.1 Ex. 2,4,7,8,32	Mar. 1	pdf
Homework 5	Sec4.2 Ex. 2,4,5,6	Mar. 8	pdf
Homework 6	Sec5.1 Ex. 7,14,32,33,38,40	Mar. 15	pdf
Homework 7	Sec5.2 Ex. 2,9,10,17,28; Sec6.1 Ex. 3,20	Mar. 22	pdf
Homework 8	Sec6.1 Ex. 8,18; Sec6.2 Ex. 5,12,15; Sec 6.3 Ex. 2,6,7	Apr. 12	pdf
Homework 9	Sec7.1 Ex. 2,5,6; Sec7.2 Ex. 2,5,14	Apr. 19	pdf
Homework 10	Sec8.1 Ex. 1,5,6,7,11; Sec8.2 2,4,8,10	Apr. 26	pdf
Homework 11	Sec9.1 1,2,17; Sec9.2 Ex. 1,2,5,7,10; Sec9.3 10,11,13	May. 8	pdf

Quizzes:

Set	Date	Solution
Quiz 1	Feb. 16	pdf
Quiz 2	Mar. 22	pdf
Quiz 3	May. 10	pdf

Exams:

Set	Date	Guidelines	Practice Exam	Actual Exam Solution
Midterm 1	Feb. 23	Guidelines for Midterm 1	Midterm 1 Practice / Solutions	Midterm 1 Solutions
Midterm 2	Mar. 29	Guidelines for Midterm 2	Midterm 2 Practice / Solutions	Midterm 2 Solutions
Final	May. 17	Guidelines for Final	None

Distribution Table: A summary of common probability distributions is available here; as well as a pdf version.

Last Update: Thu May 10 20:57:33 2012