Probabilistic Systems Analysis and Applied Probability

Lecture 3: Independence

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Lecture Topics

Independence of two events Independence of a collection of events

Lecture Activities

• Watch the Lecture 3: Independence Video by Prof. Tsitsiklis (00:46:30)
• Review the Lecture 3: Independence Slides (PDF)
• Read Section 1.5 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. Two of the problems have an accompanying video where a teaching assistant solves the same problem.

• Recitation 3 Problems (PDF)
• Recitation 3 Solutions (PDF)

Recitation Help Videos

PROBLEM #	PROBLEM TITLE	PROBLEM SOLVED BY
2	A Random Walker	Kuang Xu
3	Communication over a Noisy Channel	Jimmy Li

Tutorial Problems and Tutorial Help Videos

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

• Tutorial 1 Problems (PDF)
• Tutorial 1 Solutions (PDF)

Tutorial Help Videos

PROBLEM #	PROBLEM TITLE	PROBLEM SOLVED BY
2	Network Reliability	Kuang Xu
3	A Chess Tournament Problem	Katie Szeto

Problem Set and Solutions

Work the problems on your own and check your answers when you’re done. Problem set 2 covers Lectures 2 and 3.

• Problem Set 2 (PDF)
• Problem Set 2 Solutions (PDF)

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