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Statistics 510: Fall 2008 (aka Stat 430, aka BSTA 620)

I'm considering a different book for next year. Feedback welcome!

Final answer

Homework

Schedule and readings

This is a problems based course. You have to do the problems to understand the concepts. There will be about 11 - 13 collected homeworks (and a few that won't be collected).

General information:

Book: A First Course in Probability Theory, (Seventh Edition), by S. Ross.
New class room: SHDH 209.
The schedule for the class updated as the semester goes along
Books are available at the book store.
Grading: One midterm (35%), one final (40%), and lots of homework (25%)
Exams are closed book. You may bring one page of formulas. You may bring your midterm page along with a new page for the final.
Office hours:
- W 3-4:30 R2D2 472 (no office hours on 9/10).
- email: dean@foster.net (Many questions can be answered via email.)
The grader Marcos Tavares
- email: tavares@wharton.upenn.edu
There is a stat lab that can help you: M-F 10-4. (F96--when Mullin is here it will be in 418 JMMH)

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