STAT 521: Advanced Theory of Probability
Fall Quarter 2012: Syllabus (last updated 07/17/2012)
Course personnel:
- Professor: Jon A. Wellner
- B320 Padelford Hall
- Phone: 543-6207
- Office hours: 1:30 - 3:30 MWF; or by appointment
Administrative Information:
- Time(s): MWF 11:30 - 12:20
- Place: Communications 228
Prerequisites:
- Mathematical Analysis at the level of Math 424-5-6.
- An interest in probability theory.
Required Texts:
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Probability for Statisticians,
by Galen Shorack, 2000. Required.
Supplemental probability texts:
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Billingsley, P., (1986). Probability and Measure.
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Breiman, L., (1968). Probability.
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Chow, Y.S., and Teicher, H. (1978). Probability Theory.
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Chung, K. L., (1974). A Course in Probability Theory.
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Dudley, R. M. (2002). Real Analysis and Probability.
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Durrett, R. (1991). Probability: Theory and Examples.
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Feller, W. (1957). An Introduction to Probability Theory and
Its Applications, Volume I.
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Feller, W. (1966). An Introduction to Probability Theory and
Its Applications, Volume II.
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Kallenberg, O. (1997). Foundations of Modern Probability
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Lo\'eve, M., Probability Theory, I and II.
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Williams, D, Probability with Martingales.
Supplemental analysis and measure theory texts:
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Bartle, R. G. (1966). The Elements of Integration.
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Cohn, D. (1980). Measure Theory.
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Royden, H. L. (1963). Real Analysis.
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Rudin, W. (1964). Principles of Mathematical Analysis.
Grading:
- Homework: 35%
- Midterm: 30%: Friday, November 2.
- Final: 35%
(Scheduled time & date:
2:30 - 4:20, Wednesday, December 12).
Lectures:
The lectures in 521 will cover parts of Shorack's Chapters
1 - 5, 8 - 10.
- Chapter 1. Measures
- Chapter 2. Measurable Functions and Convergence
- Chapter 3. Integration
- Chapter 4. Derivatives via signed measures
- Chapter 5. Measures and Processes on Products
- Chapter 8. Independence and Conditional Distributions
- Chapter 9. Special Distributions
- Chapter 10. WLLN, SLLN, LIL, and Series
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