MATH W4155 - Probability Theory

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Columbia University in the City of New York

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Prerequisites: MATH W4061 or MATH V3007. A rigorous introduction to the concepts and methods of mathematical probability starting with basic notions and making use of combinatorial and analytic techniques. Generating functions. Convergence in probability and in distribution. Discrete probability spaces, recurrence and transience of random walks. Infinite models, proof of the law of large numbers and the central limit theorem. Markov chains.

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3.00

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Lecture

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www.columbia.edu

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(212) 854-1754

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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