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EE126
Probability and Random Processes

Tuesday and Thursday: 8:00 - 9:30 am
306 Soda Hall

Discussion Sections:
Wednesday, 8:00 - 9:00 am, Barrows 175
Wednesday, 10:00 - 11:00 am, Etcheverry 3113
Wednesday, 3:00 - 4:00 pm, Dwinelle 223

Prerequisite: Familiarity with calculus and elementary functions.

Text: "Introduction to Probability" by Bertsekas and Tsitsiklis, Athena Scientific, second edition

Lecturer:
Professor A. Zakhor
avz@eecs.berkeley.edu
507 Cory Hall
Phone: (510) 643-6777
Office Hours:
Thursdays, 9:30 am - 10:30 am, 507 Cory Hall

Teaching Assistant:
Joseph Menke
joemenke@eecs.berkeley.edu
Office Hours:
Tuesdays, 2:00-3:00 PM, 258 Cory Hall


Announcements:

  • No disscussion sections on 8/24.
  • 8/26: Homework 1 released. Due 9/1 on Gradescope before the start of class on Thursday.
  • 8/30: Since we now have two readers for the course we have decided to use Gradescope instead of bcourses for turning in assignments. Access code posted on bcourses.

    Piazza for the course is also online at the url: piazza.com/berkeley/fall2016/ee126

  • 9/1: Homework 2 released. Due 9/8 on Gradescope before the start of class on Thursday.
  • 9/12: Homework 3 released. Due NEXT WEEK (9/22) on Gradescope before the start of class on Thursday.
  • 9/22: Homework 4 released. Due 9/29 on Gradescope before the start of class on Thursday.
  • 9/30: Homework 5 released. Due 10/6 on Gradescope before the start of class on Thursday. Note: The midterm will NOT be on October 6th. Actual date TBD.
  • 11/10: Homework 8 released. Due 11/7 on Gradescope before the start of class on Thursday.

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Readings

All readings are from Bertsekas and Tsitsiklis

  • Week 1:    1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4

  • Week 2:    1.5, 1.6
  • Week 3:
    Tuesday:       2.1 to 2.4
    Thursday:     2.4 and 2.5

  • Week 4:
    Tuesday:       2.6 and 2.7
    Thursday:     3.1 to 3.3

  • Week 5:
    Tuesday:       3.4 and 3.5
    Thursday:     3.6 and 4.1

  • Week 6:
    Thursday:     4.1 to 4.2

  • Week 7:
    Tuesday:       4.3
    Thursday:     4.4 to 4.5

  • Week 8:     6.1 and 6.2

  • Week 13:     Chapter 7


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