2018-2019 Academic Catalog 
    
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2018-2019 Academic Catalog [Archived Catalog]

MATH 370 - Probability I


Credits: Three (3)
Prerequisite: MATH-151 or AP Calculus
This is the first in a sequence of two one-semester courses on probability. Topics include basic probability concepts, conditional probability, Bayes Theorem, distribution of random variables; moments, moment generating functions, percentiles, mode, skewness, univariate transformations,  discrete distributions (binomial, uniform, hypergeometric, geometric, negative binomial, Poisson), and continuous distributions (uniform, exponential).  MATH 370 and MATH 371 (along with Calculus) cover all of the learning objectives contained in Examination P (Probability) of the Society of Actuaries.