Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASMA 225 OR CASMA 230 or CDSDS 122) or consent of instructor. - Graduate Prerequisites: (CASMA225 OR CASMA230) or consent of instructor. - Basic probability, conditional probability, independence. Discrete and continuous random variables, mean and variance, functions of random variables, moment generating function. Jointly distributed random variables, conditional distributions, independent random variables. Methods of transformations, law of large numbers, central limit theorem. Cannot be taken for credit in addition to CASMA 381.
FALL 2025 Schedule
| Section |
Instructor |
Location |
Schedule |
Notes |
| A1 |
Ganguly |
CGS 505 |
MWF 11:15 am-12:05 pm |
Students registering for MA581 A1 must also register for a discussion section A2-A5.
NEW TEXTBOOK required for this course: Sheldon Ross, A first course in probability, 10th ed., Pearson, 2019,
ISBN-10: 0-13-475311-9
ISBN-13: 978-0-13-475311-9 |
FALL 2025 Schedule
| Section |
Instructor |
Location |
Schedule |
Notes |
| A2 |
Ganguly |
CAS 201 |
M 1:25 pm-2:15 pm |
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FALL 2025 Schedule
| Section |
Instructor |
Location |
Schedule |
Notes |
| A3 |
Ganguly |
CAS 229 |
M 3:35 pm-4:25 pm |
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FALL 2025 Schedule
| Section |
Instructor |
Location |
Schedule |
Notes |
| A4 |
Ganguly |
CAS 214 |
T 8:00 am-8:50 am |
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FALL 2025 Schedule
| Section |
Instructor |
Location |
Schedule |
Notes |
| A5 |
Ganguly |
SHA 206 |
T 11:15 am-12:05 pm |
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FALL 2025 Schedule
| Section |
Instructor |
Location |
Schedule |
Notes |
| A6 |
Ganguly |
CAS 220 |
T 3:35 pm-4:25 pm |
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SPRG 2026 Schedule
| Section |
Instructor |
Location |
Schedule |
Notes |
| A1 |
Chou |
|
MWF 10:10 am-11:00 am |
Students registering for MA 581A1 must also register for a discussion section A2-A6 |
SPRG 2026 Schedule
| Section |
Instructor |
Location |
Schedule |
Notes |
| A2 |
Chou |
|
M 2:30 pm-3:20 pm |
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SPRG 2026 Schedule
| Section |
Instructor |
Location |
Schedule |
Notes |
| A3 |
Chou |
|
M 3:35 pm-4:25 pm |
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SPRG 2026 Schedule
| Section |
Instructor |
Location |
Schedule |
Notes |
| A4 |
Chou |
|
M 4:40 pm-5:30 pm |
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SPRG 2026 Schedule
| Section |
Instructor |
Location |
Schedule |
Notes |
| A5 |
Chou |
|
T 11:15 am-12:05 pm |
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SPRG 2026 Schedule
| Section |
Instructor |
Location |
Schedule |
Notes |
| A6 |
Chou |
|
T 3:35 pm-4:25 pm |
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