MATH1710 Probability and Statistics I
University of Leeds, 2023–24
Schedule
Week 10 (4–8 December):
- Lecture 19: Bayesian statistics I (Monday 4 December)
- Lecture 20: Bayesian statistics II (Wednesday 8 December)
- Tutorial on Problem Sheet 5
- Problem Sheet 5: Work through in preparation for your tutorial. Deadline for assessed questions: Monday 11 December.
- R Worksheet 9 – no assessed questions
- R Worksheet 10 is available early – deadline for assessed questions: Thursday 14 December
- Office hours: Friday 1 December, 11–12 and 1–2, Physics Research Deck 9.320
Week 9 (27 November – 1 December):
- Lecture 17: Exponential distribution and multiple continuous random variables (Monday 27 November)
- Lecture 18: Limit theorems (Wednesday 29 November)
- Problem Sheet 5: Work through in preparation for your tutorial in Week 10. Deadline for assessed questions: Monday 11 December.
- R Worksheet 8 – deadline for assessed questions: Monday 4 December
- Office hours: Friday 1 December, 11–12 and 1–2, Physics Research Deck 9.320
Week 8 (20–24 November):
- Lecture 15: Continuous random variables (Monday 20 November)
- Lecture 16: Normal distribution (Wednesday 22 November)
- Tutorial on Problem Sheet 4
- Problem Sheet 4: Work through in preparation for your tutorial. Deadline for assessed questions: Monday 27 November.
- R Worksheet 7
- Office hours: Friday 24 November, 11–12 and 1–2, Physics Research Deck 9.320
Week 7 (13–17 November):
- Lecture 13: Multiple random variables (Monday 13 November)
- Lecture 14: Expectation and covariance (Wednesday 15 November)
- Problem Sheet 4: Work through in preparation for your tutorial in Week 8. Deadline for assessed questions: Monday 27 November.
- R Worksheet 6: – deadline for assessed questions: Monday 20 November
- Office hours: Friday 17 November, 11–12 and 1–2, Physics Research Deck 9.320
Week 6 (6–10 November):
- Lecture 11: Binomial and geometric distributions (Monday 6 November)
- Lecture 12: Poisson distribution (Wednesday 8 November)
- Tutorial on Problem Sheet 3
- Problem Sheet 3: Work through in preparation for your tutorial. Deadline for assessed questions: Monday 13 November.
- R Worksheet 5
- Office hours: Friday 10 November, 11–12 and 1–2, Physics Research Deck 9.320
- Mid-semester check-in
Week 5 (30 October–3 November):
- Lecture 9: Discrete random variables (Monday 30 October)
- Lecture 10: Expectation and variance (Wednesday 1 November)
- Problem Sheet 3: Work through in preparation for your tutorial in Week 6. Deadline for assessed questions: Monday 13 November.
- R Worksheet 4 – deadline for assessed questions: Monday 6 November
- Office hours: Friday 3 November, 11–1, Physics Research Deck 9.320 (note change of time)
Week 4 (23–27 October):
- Lecture 7: Independence and conditional probabilty (Monday 23 October)
- Lecture 8: Two theorems on conditional probability (Wednesday 25 October)
- Tutorial on Problem Sheet 2
- Problem Sheet 2: Work through in preparation for your tutorial. Deadline for assessed questions: Monday 30 October.
- R Worksheet 3
- Office hours: Friday 27 October, 11–12 and 1–2, Physics Research Deck 9.320 (note change of venue)
Week 3 (16–20 October):
- Lecture 5: Classical probability I (Monday 16 October)
- Lecture 6: Classical probability II (Wednesday 18 October)
- R Practical
- Problem Sheet 2: Work through in preparation for your tutorial in Week 4. Deadline for assessed questions: Monday 30 October.
- R Worksheet 2: Deadline for assessed exercises: Monday 23 October
- Office hours: Friday 20 October, 11–12 and 1–2, Maths Boardroom
Week 2 (9–13 October):
- Lecture 3: Sample spaces and events (Monday 9 October)
- Lecture 4: Probability (Wednesday 11 October)
- Tutorial on Problem Sheet 1
- R Practical
- Problem Sheet 1: Work through in preparation for your tutorial. Deadline for assessed questions: Monday 16 October.
- R Worksheet 1
- Office hours: Friday 13 October, 11–12 and 1–2, Maths Boardroom
Week 1 (2–6 October):
- Lecture 1: Summary statistics (Monday 2 October)
- Lecture 2: Data visualisation (Wednesday 4 October)
- Problem Sheet 1: Work through in preparation for your tutorial in Week 2. Deadline for assessed questions: Monday 16 October.
- Office hours: Friday 6 October, 11–12 and 1–2, Maths Boardroom