6.041/6.431 Probabilistic Systems Analysis
Spring 2012
Instructors: Devavrat Shah, Patrick Jaillet, Nancy Ann Lynch, John L Wyatt
TAs: Uzoma A Orji, Stanislav Nikolov, Aliaa Atwi, Shashank Shekhar Dwivedi, James Krieger
Lecture: MW12 (34-101)
Announcements
Final Exam Viewing
Corrected final exam papers are available for view with Lynne Dell (ldell@mit.edu). You can take a look at them but can not take away.Lynne will be available on Monday May 28, Wednesday May 30 and Friday June 1 afternoon between 2-3pm at 32-D664 (feel free to confirm her availability via email/phone 617 452 3679).
If you wish to discuss your grade, Professor Shah will be available by appointment (email him please) on June 4th, Monday afternoon.
Have a great summer!
Announced on 25 May 2012 9:32 p.m. by Uzoma A Orji
Final Exam Solutions and Stats
The final exam solutions and the histograms are now available on Stellar in the Materials Section under the Final Exam Tab.Announced on 23 May 2012 6:03 p.m. by Uzoma A Orji
Office Hours (This Week and Finals)
My office hours this week will be Thursday 4:00-6:00pm.I will also hold office hours on Monday, the day before the final, from noon-2pm.
Thanks,
Aliaa
Announced on 14 May 2012 10:40 a.m. by Aliaa Atwi
Final Exam Info Sheet
The final exam info sheet has been posted at:https://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/6/sp12/6.041/courseMaterial/topics/topic8/studyMaterial/final_info/final_info.pdf
Please read the sheet carefully and thoroughly. There will also be an optional review session held by the TAs next week. All the information is detailed in the sheet.
Uzoma
Announced on 12 May 2012 2:43 a.m. by Uzoma A Orji
pset 10 problem 3 restated.
Problem 3 on pset 10 has been slightly restated, as below: (The updated verison of the pset is posted on the materials page.)
"Crocodile Dundee arrives at the water hole at a random time."
(c) How long, on average, will Crocodile Dundee have to wait to see a dingo?
(d) Consider the first dingo that Crocodile Dundee sees. How long, on average, does this dingo
spend at the water hole?
"Assume for parts (e)-(f) that Crocodile Dundee leaves the water hole immediately after the
900th animal he sees, departs the water hole."
(e) What does Chebyshev’s inequality tell you about the probability that Crocodile Dundee
stays at the water hole for between 140 and 160 hours?
(f) Using the Central Limit Theorem, what is the probability that Crocodile Dundee stays at
the water hole for between 140 and 160 hours?
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It won't affect your solutions except possibly part (c).
Announced on 08 May 2012 3:55 p.m. by Shashank Shekhar Dwivedi
