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2024/2025

Introduction to Probability 1

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01UP1 Z,ZK 3 1P+1C Czech
Course guarantor:
Jan Vybíral
Lecturer:
Jan Vybíral
Tutor:
Jan Vybíral
Supervisor:
Department of Mathematics
Synopsis:

1.Random trial with finite set of possible results, classical probability, independent random events

2.Probability and combinatorics

3.Probability and geometry, Bertrand‘s paradox

4.Conditional probability, Bayes‘ theorem, medical diagnosis, Simpson‘s paradox

5.Random variable with discrete state space, its distribution and mean value

6.Problems involving the calculation of mean value

7.Probabilistic method in graph theory

8.Random algorithms, Morris algorithm and its variants

Requirements:
Syllabus of lectures:

1.Random trial with finite set of possible results, classical probability, independent random events

2.Probability and combinatorics

3.Probability and geometry, Bertrand‘s paradox

4.Conditional probability, Bayes‘ theorem, medical diagnosis, Simpson‘s paradox

5.Random variable with discrete state space, its distribution and mean value

6.Problems involving the calculation of mean value

7.Probabilistic method in graph theory

8.Random algorithms, Morris algorithm and its variants

Syllabus of tutorials:
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Key references:

[1] M. Aigner, G. M. Ziegler: Proofs from the book, Springer, 2018

[2] N. Alon, J. H. Spencer: The probabilistic method, Wiley-Interscience, 4. vydání, 2016

Recommended references:

[3] J. Bewersdorff : Luck, Logic, and White Lies: The Mathematics of Games, CRC Press, 2005

Note:
Time-table for winter semester 2024/2025:
06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
roomTR:210
Vybíral J.
08:00–09:50
(lecture parallel1)
Trojanova 13
učebna 210
Fri
Time-table for summer semester 2024/2025:
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