Week One: First Principles of Probability

Monday

• Introduction and course structure
• R: Buffon’s Needle.
• Readings: pp. xv - xx, 1-10, Appendix A pp. 447 - 452
• Problems: 1, 8, 10, 11, 12
• For next time: vote for RStudio tutorial

Wednesday

• Probability measures, equally likely, counting
• Readings: pp. 10 - 21, Appendix A, pp. 452 - 457
• Problems: 18, 20, 28, 31, 34, 38

Thursday/Friday

• RStudio tutorial (time/place TBD)

Friday

• Random variables and simulation
• R: Monte Carlo Simulation
• Readings: pp. 21 - 27
• Problems: 30, 43, 44