Introduction to Probability 1

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Code	Completion	Credits	Range	Language
01UP1	Z,ZK	3	1P+1C	Czech

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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

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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

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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

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