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=== Next Meeting === | === Next Meeting === | ||
* Quick review of 1st half of ch 2 (discrete random variables). 1 example problem. Finish presentation of chapter 2 (continuous random variables). Another example problem. (will post the example problems over the weekend so people can try them). | |||
* When: Tuesday (11/30) 7:30 to 8:45pm | |||
* Where: Noisebridge (2169 Mission St.) - back corner classroom | |||
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=== List of Problems === | |||
[https://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0AYFTC61lbg2jZGNudzVrbW5fMjUzZjQ2ZnRrZ3Y&hl=en&authkey=CPm5hOAC List of Problems] (on Google Docs) - anyone who has this link can edit/add problems.<br> | |||
These are problems that 1 or more people thought were interesting enough to try solving.<br> | |||
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Each problem should include: | |||
* the problem (or pointer to the problem) | |||
* names of people who've worked through the problem | |||
* (optional) what concepts are required for the solution (eg. conditional independence, continuous random variables, etc.) | |||
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A probability study group was proposed on the noisebridge-discuss list and cc'ed to the [[Machine Learning]] mailing list. | A probability study group was proposed on the noisebridge-discuss list and cc'ed to the [[Machine Learning]] mailing list. | ||
The goal is to go through the stuff covered in the 7 chapters of [http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-041-probabilistic-systems-analysis-and-applied-probability-spring-2006/related-resources/ Fundamentals of Applied Probability Theory]. We were originally using that book, but decided to switch to the Bertsekas and Tsitsiklis book (see [https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Probability#Resources resources]) which covers the same topics | The goal is to go through the stuff covered in the 7 chapters of [http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-041-probabilistic-systems-analysis-and-applied-probability-spring-2006/related-resources/ Fundamentals of Applied Probability Theory]. We were originally using that book, but decided to switch to the Bertsekas and Tsitsiklis book (see [https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Probability#Resources resources]) which covers the same topics and to the problems/solutions available online for [http://ocw.num.edu.mn/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-041Spring-2006/Assignments/index.htm MIT OCW Course 6.041]. | ||
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* [http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-041-probabilistic-systems-analysis-and-applied-probability-spring-2006/related-resources/ Fundamentals of Applied Probability Theory] by Al Drake ([https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/File:Fundamentals_of_Applied_Probability_by_Drake.pdf pdf]) - written in 1967 and used for several decades to teach the above course. From the preface: "This is a first textbook in applied probability theory, assuming a background of one year of calculus." | * [http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-041-probabilistic-systems-analysis-and-applied-probability-spring-2006/related-resources/ Fundamentals of Applied Probability Theory] by Al Drake ([https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/File:Fundamentals_of_Applied_Probability_by_Drake.pdf pdf]) - written in 1967 and used for several decades to teach the above course. From the preface: "This is a first textbook in applied probability theory, assuming a background of one year of calculus." | ||
* [http://www.amazon.com/Fifty-Challenging-Problems-Probability-Solutions/dp/0486653552/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1288675926&sr=8-1-fkmr0 Fifty Challenging Problems] by Frederick Mosteller (~ 15 of the problems are viewable in amazon's preview). Monte-carlo simulations of these: [http://blog.appliedplatonics.com/tag/fifty-problems/ Josh Myer's blog] | * [http://www.amazon.com/Fifty-Challenging-Problems-Probability-Solutions/dp/0486653552/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1288675926&sr=8-1-fkmr0 Fifty Challenging Problems] by Frederick Mosteller (~ 15 of the problems are viewable in amazon's preview). Monte-carlo simulations of these: [http://blog.appliedplatonics.com/tag/fifty-problems/ Josh Myer's blog] | ||
=== Past Meetings === | === Past Meetings === | ||
* 11/23/2010 - did some problems covering chapter 1 ([https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/File:Chpt1_problems_slides.ppt slides]) | * 11/23/2010 - did some problems covering chapter 1 ([https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/File:Chpt1_problems_slides.ppt slides]) | ||
* 11/16/2010 - chapter 2. Recommended problems 2.04, 2.07, 2.11, 2.17, 2.26, 2.27, 2.28, 2.30 ([https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/File:Chpt2_slides.ppt slides]) | * 11/16/2010 - chapter 2. Recommended problems 2.04, 2.07, 2.11, 2.17, 2.26, 2.27, 2.28, 2.30 ([https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/File:Chpt2_slides.ppt slides]) | ||
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*Ben W | *Ben W | ||
*Sara N | *Sara N | ||
=== Misc === | === Misc === |