MSM504: Probability Theory

This is a PhD level course on probability theory.

Course Description

The course is structured in three parts.

  1. We first review integration theory before laying out the measure-theoretic foundation of probability theory.
  2. We then introduce important concepts and tools that deal with a sequence or a series of random variables.
  3. We introduce the modern theory of conditional expectation/distribution/independence.

Schedule

Week Topic
1 Measure Space, Measurable Functions
2 Lebesgue Integration Theory
3 Probability Space
4 Convergence
5 Independence
6 Conditional Expectation
7 Conditional Independence
8 Characteristic Functions
9 Law of Large Numbers and Central Limit Theorems