Math 477: Mathematical Theory of Probability


Review Problems: Here is a collection of review problems (prepared by Prof. Michael Weingart) to help you practice material from prerequisite classes.


Textbook: Sheldon Ross, A First Course in Probability, 9th edition, Prentice-Hall, 2012. (ISBN-13 978-0-321-79477-2)


Below is a list of homework problems from each section that we have covered.
P: problems
T: theoretical exercises
*Problems marked with an asterisk will be collected on Monday.

Chapter HW Problems
1 P : 1, 8, 9, 10, 13, 19, 21, 24
T : 2, 4, 8, 9, 10
1 P : 25, 26, 27, 29, 33
T : 16, 18, 21
2 P : 1, 4, 6*, 9, 13*, 15*, 16, 25*, 27, 28
T : 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 11*, 12
2 P : 30*, 33, 34, 42*, 44, 48, 55
T : 15, 19*
3 P : 8, 9, 13, 16, 24, 26, 37, 48, 51, 54, 55, 73
T : 1, 7
3 P : 58, 65, 78, 81, 84
T : 13, 18
4 P : 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 10, 13, 19, 20, 21, 25, 30, 32
T : 4
4 P : 35, 38, 40*, 41
T : 7, 8, 27*
4 P : 33, 39*, 42, 50
T : 10, 15*
4 P : 52, 55, 57*, 58*, 63*
T : 16, 18, 19*, 26
5 P : 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8
T : 1, 4, 5, 6, 7
5 P : 10, 12, 15, 17, 18, 20, 23
T : 9, 10
5 P : 31, 32*, 33, 34
T : 13*, 14*, 15, 16
6 P : 1*, 2, 3, 6, 8, 9*, 11, 19, 21
T : 1, 6
6 P : 15, 20, 23, 24, 26, 27, 30, 31, 32
T : 5, 9, 11
6 P : 38, 39, 40, 41, 42
T : 13, 14, 18
7 P : 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 16, 48, 49, 53
T : 10, 25, 26
7 P : 30, 33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 50, 58
T : 17, 19, 20, 41
8 P : 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15
T : 1, 2, 3, 7

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