Math 481 (Mathematical Theory of Statistics), Section 1, Fall 2026 (Rutgers University)

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Last Update: Aug. 5, 2026

Textbook

Principles of Statistics , by M.G. Bulmer

Instructor

Dr. Doron ZEILBERGER ("Dr. Z") [Office: Hill 704; Email: DrZprob at gmail dot com [Note: This Email is ONLY for this class.] ]

TA at Large

TBD

Times and Place

TF2 (Tuesdays and Fridays, 10:20-11:40pm) Lucy Stone Hall-B117 (Livingstone Campus)

Dr. Z.'s Office Hours

TF 2:45-3:45, Hill 704

TA's Office Hours

TBD

CLASS POLICY (and grading method)

Lecture Schedule

Mandatory Preliminary Reading: Professor James Norris's Probability Distributions [posted here by kind permison of the author].
Tues. 9/1: Lecture 1 (Chapter 1). No homework
Fri. 9/4: Lecture 2 (Chapter 2, pp. 12-26). Homework (due 9/18): Excercises 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5. Problems 2.1, 2.5
Tue. 9/8: NO CLASS TODAY (RUTGERS HAS MONDAY SCHEDULE TODAY)
Fri. 9/11, Lecture 3 (Chapter 3, pp. 29-38). Homework (due 9/18): Exercises 3.1,3.2,3.3. Problem 3.1
Tue. 9/15: Lecture 4 (Chapter 3, pp.38-41). Homework (due 9/25): Exercises 3.4, 3.5.
Fri. 9/18: Lecture 5 (Chapter 4, pp. 44-59). Homework (due 9/25): Excercises 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4
Quiz 1 (on Lectures 1- 3)
Tue. 9/22: Lecture 6 (Chapter 4, pp. 59-65). Homework (due 10/2): Excercises 4.9, 4.10, 4.11
Fri. 9/25: Lecture 7 (Chapter 5, pp. 68-75). Homework (due 10/2): Excercises 5.1, 5.2, 5.3
Quiz 2 (on Lectures 4 and 5)
Tue. 9/29: Lecture 8 (Chapter 5, pp. 75-77). Homework (due 10/9): Excercises 5.4, 5.5, 5.6
Fri. 10/2: Lecture 9 (Chapter 6, pp. 81-90). Homework (due 10/9): Excercises 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4
Quiz 3 (on Lectures 6 and 7)
Tue. 10/6: Lecture 10 (Chapter 6, pp. 90-103). Homework (due 10/16): Excercises 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 6.9, 6.10
Fri. 10/9: Lecture 11: (Chapter 7, pp. 108-115). Homework (due 10/16): Excercises 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4
Quiz 4 (on Lectures 8 and 9)
Tue.. 10/13: REVIEW.
Fri. 10/16: EXAM 1 (On lectures 1-11)
Tue. 10/20: Lecture 12 (Chapter 7, pp. 115-120). Homework (due 10/30): Excercises 7.6, 7.7, 7.8, 7.9
Fri. 10/23: Lecture 13 (Chapter 8). Homework (due 10/30): Excercises 8.1, 8.2, 8.3
Quiz 5 (on Lectures 10 and 11)
Tue. 10/27: Lecture 14 (Chapter 9, pp. 139-154). Homework (due 11/6): Excercises 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5
Fri. 10/30: Lecture 15 (Chapter 9, pp. 154-161). Homework (due 11/6): Excercises 9.6, 9.7, 9.8, 9.9. 9.10, 9.11
Quiz 6 (on Lectures 12 and 13)
Tue. 11/3: Lecture 16 (Chapter 10, pp. 165-176). Homework (due 11/13): Excercises 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4
Fri. 11/6: Lecture 17 (Chapter 10, pp. 176-185). Homework (due 11/13): Excercises 10.5, 10.6, 10.7, 10.8
Quiz 7 (on Lectures 14 and 15)
Tue. 11/10: Lecture 18 (Chapter 11). Homework (due 11/20): TBD
Fri. 11/13: Lecture 19 (Chapter 12, pp. 209-221). Homework (due 11/20), Excercises 12.1, 12.2, 12.3
Quiz 8 (on Lectures 16 and 17)
Tue. 11/17: Lecture 20 (Chapter 12, pp. 221-226). Homework (due 12/8), Excercises 12.4, 12.5, 12.6
Fri. 11/20: REVIEW . No quiz today.
Wed. 11/25: EXAM 2 (On lectures 1-19, with some emphasis on lectures 12-19) .
Tue. 12/1: Lecture 21 (Chapter 1 of Hoff's book). Homework (due 12/8): tbd
Quiz 9 (on Lectures 18 and 19)
Fri. 12/4: Lecture 22 (Chapter 2 of Hoff's book). Homework (due Final): tbd
Tue. 12/8: Lecture 23 (Chapter 3 of Hoff's book). Homework (due Final): tbd
Quiz 10 (on Lectures 20 and 21)
Fri. 12/11: 9:00 am-11:50 am (Optional, but strongly recommended) Marathon review, via WebEx

Final:

Fri. 12/18, 8:00 am-11:00 am in the classrom (Lucy Stone Hall-B117)

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