MAT 531 - Probability I - Discrete Distributions

An overview of discrete probability theory. Topics include: Axiomatic approach to probability; Elementary methods in combinatorics; Inclusion-Exclusion; Independence; Conditional Probability; Discrete Random Variables; Expectation, variance, and higher moments; Generating Functions; Standard Distributions: uniform, binomial, geometric, negative binomial, hypergeometric, Poisson; Joint distributions; covariance; Introduction to Markov chains. This course provides preparation for the P Actuarial Exam.

3 Credits.