MATH 4710

Basic Probability

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

Introduction to probability theory, which prepares the student to take MATH 4720. The course begins with basics: combinatorial probability, mean and variance, independence, conditional probability, and Bayes formula. Density and distribution functions and their properties are introduced. The law of large numbers and the central limit theorem are stated and their implications for statistics are discussed.

Prerequisites REF-FA25/Corequisites REF-FA25 MATH 1110-MATH 1120, or equivalent. Corequisites: None.

Distribution Requirements (OPHLS-AG, MQL-AG), (SMR-AS)

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