| name | office | office hour | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrej Bogdanov Instructor |
andrejb@cse.cuhk.edu.hk | SHB 926 | Fri 2–4 |
| Chen Kexin TA |
kxchen@cse.cuhk.edu.hk | SHB 1024 | Fri 4–5 |
| Gong Shizhan ESTR TA |
szgong22@cse.cuhk.edu.hk | SHB 1024 | Thu 10–11 |
| Hu Jingyu TA |
jyhu@cse.cuhk.edu.hk | SHB 902 | Mon 1-2 |
| Li Jianan TA |
jnli22@cse.cuhk.edu.hk | SHB 1026 | Fri 2-3 |
| Yang Xikai Head TA |
xkyang22@cse.cuhk.edu.hk | SHB 1026 | Fri 9–10 |
Probability is the mathematics that allows us to reason about situations that involve uncertainty. In this course we will learn how to model problems using probability and how to analyze them.
| date | topic | materials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5 Sep 7 |
Probability and counting | §1.1, 1.6 pptx |
| Sep 12 Sep 14 |
Mid-autumn festival | ||
| 2 | Sep 19 Sep 21 |
Axioms. Conditional probability | §1.2-1.3 |
| 3 | Sep 26 Sep 28 |
Bayes' rule. Independence | §1.4-1.5 |
| 4 | Oct 3 Oct 5 |
Random variables | §2.1-2.4 |
| 5 | Oct 10 Oct 12 |
Expectation, Variance, Joint PMFs | §2.4-2.5 |
| 6 | Oct 17 Oct 19 |
Conditioning and independence | §2.6-2.7 |
| 7 | Oct 24 Oct 26 |
Continuous random variables | §3.1-3.3 +pdf |
| Oct 31 Nov 2 |
Midterm exam ESTR project proposals |
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| 8 | Nov 7 Nov 9 |
Multiple continuous random variables | §3.4-3.5 |
| 9 | Nov 14 Nov 16 |
Continuous Bayes' rule, Derived RVs | §3.6, 4.1 |
| 10 | Nov 21 Nov 23 |
Correlation, large deviations | §4.2, §5.1-5.2 |
| 11 | Nov 28 Nov 30 |
The central limit theorem ESTR presentations |
§5.3-5.5 +pdf |
| TBA | Review Final Exam |
Homeworks won't be graded. They will be issued on Monday and discussed in the Thursday tutorial. Come to tutorial prepared. Tutorial participation counts towards your grade.
A short quiz with a single question related to the homework will be given out in the first 15 minutes of tutorial on the following Thursday. The lowest two quiz grades will be dropped from the count.
ESTR 2018 follows the same format as ENGG 2760A, but with additional readings and exercises, and a project to be presented near the end of the semester. The exams and quizzes will be the same as in ENGG 2760A.
Projects will be done in groups whose size will depend on enrollment. They will involve a short report and a presentation. The readings and exercises can be used as project leads, but you are expected to propose your own topic in consultation with the course instructor or the TA. Your participation grade will be largely affected by the project.