| name | office | office hour | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrej Bogdanov Instructor |
andrejb@cse.cuhk.edu.hk | SHB 926 | Fri 2–4 |
| Cheung Tsun Ming, Ben TA |
tmcheung@cse.cuhk.edu.hk | SHB 101 | Tue 2–3 |
| Ho Chin Hei, Eric Head TA |
chho@cse.cuhk.edu.hk | SHB 101 | Tue 430–530 |
| Gao Xiaojie TA |
xjgao@cse.cuhk.edu.hk | SHB 1024 | Mon 2–3 |
| Leung Chin Wing, Dennis TA |
cwleung@cse.cuhk.edu.hk | SHB 1005 | Mon 3–4 |
| Zheng Dan TA |
dzheng@cse.cuhk.edu.hk | SHB 913 | Mon 1–2 |
Probability is the mathematics that allows us to reason about situations that involve uncertainty. Statistics is about creating probabilistic models from data. In this course we will learn how to describe and analyze problems using probability and statistics.
| date | topic | materials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan 6 Jan 8 |
Probabilistic Models | §1.1, 1.2, 1.6 pptx |
| 2 | Jan 13 Jan 15 |
Conditional Probability | §1.3-1.4 pptx |
| 3 | Jan 20 Jan 22 |
Independence. Random Variables | §1.5, §2.1-2.3 pptx |
| Jan 27 Jan 29 |
Lunar New Year Holiday | ||
| 4 | Feb 17 Feb 19 |
Joint PMFs, Expectation and Variance | §2.4, 2.5 pptx |
| 5 | Feb 24 Feb 26 |
Conditioning and Independence | §2.6, 2.7 pptx |
| 6 | Mar 2 Mar 4 |
Continuous Random Variables I | §1.2, 3.1-3.3 +pdf
pptx |
| Mar 9 Mar 11 |
Review Midterm Exam |
pdf solutions |
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| 7 | Mar 16 Mar 18 |
Continuous Random Variables II | §3.4-3.6 pptx |
| 8 | Mar 23 Mar 25 |
All about Random Variables | §4.1-4.3 pptx |
| Mar 30 Apr 1 |
Reading Week | ||
| 9 | Apr 6 Apr 8 |
Deviations and the Central Limit Theorem | §5.1-5.4 +pdf pptx |
| Apr 13 | Easter Holiday | ||
| 10 | Apr 15 Apr 20 |
Bayesian Inference | §8.1, 8.2 pptx |
| 11 | Apr 22 Apr 27 |
Classical Inference | §9.1, 9.3 pptx |
| Apr 29 May 13 |
Wrap-up and Review Final Exam |
solutions |
Homeworks won't be graded. They will be issued on Wednesday and discussed in tutorial the following Monday. A 10-minute quiz with a single question related to the homework will be given in tutorial the next Monday.
Come to tutorial prepared. A quarter of your final grade comes from the quizzes and tutorial participation. The lowest two quiz grades will be dropped from the count.
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