Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025

MATH 3300 Probability

Sample space, events, axioms of probability distributions, special distributions, independence, central limit theorem, mathematical expectation and moment-generating functions.

Registration Name

Probability

Lecture Hours

3

Lab Hours

0

Credits

3

Prerequisite

MATH 2300, MATH 2460, and MATH 2460L

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon the completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate the following outcome-based learning skills:

  1. Be able to think systematically about uncertainty and randomness.
  2. Build skill in looking for multiple strategies for solving a problem.
  3. Create proofs and defend their solutions.
  4. Master an extensive tool kit in order to solve many problems.
  5. Be prepared to take the first actuarial exam (SOA Exam P).