6.041SC | Fall 2013 | Undergraduate
Probabilistic Systems Analysis and Applied Probability
Unit I: Probability Models And Discrete Random Variables

Lecture 2: Conditioning and Bayes' Rule

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Lecture Topics

  • Conditional probability
  • Three important tools
    • Multiplication rule
    • Total probability theorem
    • Bayes’ rule

Lecture Activities

Recitation Problems and Recitation Help Videos

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

Recitation Help Videos

PROBLEM # PROBLEM TITLE PROBLEM SOLVED BY
1 A Coin Tossing Puzzle Kuang Xu
2 Conditional Probability Example Katie Szeto
4 The Monty Hall Problem Jimmy Li

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Course Info
As Taught In
Fall 2013
Learning Resource Types
theaters Lecture Videos
theaters Recitation Videos
assignment_turned_in Problem Sets with Solutions
grading Exams with Solutions