Requirements/prerequisites: ST1252
Duration: 11 weeks
Number of lectures per week: 3 lectures per week including some tutorials
Assessment:
ECTS credits: 5
End-of-year Examination: This module will be examined jointly with MA2352 in a 3-hour examination in Trinity term, except that those taking just one of the two modules will have a 2 hour examination. However there will be separate results for MA2351 and MA2352.
Description:
Aims: This module will describe the fundamentals of probability theory, from the basic axioms of probability to the most commonly used aspects and theorems of the theory.
Syllabus
Textbooks:
Probability: an Introduction by Grimmett and Welsh, published by Oxford University Press.
Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students will be able to:
Derive the probability space for simple experiments, and prove simple properties of probabilities from its definition;