Lecture 5: Discrete Random Variables; Probability Mass Functions; Expectations

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Lecture Topics

Random Variables Probability of Mass Function (PMF) Expectation Variance

Lecture Activities

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  by Prof. Tsitsiklis (00:50:35)
• Review the Lecture 5: Discrete Random Variables; Probability Mass Functions; Expectations Slides (PDF)
• Read Sections 2.1–2.3 and start Section 2.4 in the textbook

Recitation Problems and Recitation Help Videos

Review the recitation problems in the PDF file below and try to solve them on your own. One of the problems has an accompanying video where a teaching assistant solves the same problem.

• Recitation 5 Problems (PDF)
• Recitation 5 Solutions (PDF)

Recitation Help Videos

Tutorial Problems and Tutorial Help Videos

Review the tutorial problems in the PDF file below and try to solve them on your own. One of the problems has an accompanying video where a teaching assistant solves the same problem.

• Tutorial 2 Problems (PDF) Do ONLY problem 2
• Tutorial 2 Solutions (PDF)

Tutorial Help Videos

• Tutorial 3 Problems (PDF) Do ONLY problem 1
• Tutorial 3 Solutions (PDF)

Problem Set and Solutions

Work the problems on your own and check your answers when you're done. Problem set 3 covers Lectures 4 and 5.

• Problem Set 3 (PDF)
• Problem Set 3 Solutions (PDF)

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