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This course is intended for students who are not ready for or interested in the Pre-calculus/Calculus pathway their senior year but still want to continue developing their mathematical knowledge and ...

The outcomes of rolling a six-sided die are: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. A probability of zero means an outcome is impossible. A probability of 1 means an outcome is certain ...

Probability theory forms the mathematical backbone for quantifying uncertainty and random events, providing a rigorous language with which to describe both everyday phenomena and complex scientific ...

This is a graduate-level course focused on techniques and models in modern discrete probability. Topics include: the first and second moment methods, Chernoff bounds and large deviations, martingales, ...

Probability theory has long provided a rigorous framework for quantifying uncertainty, yet its extension to infinite sets introduces profound conceptual challenges and opportunities. Contemporary ...

This is a graduate-level course focused on techniques and models in modern discrete probability. Topics include: the first and second moment methods, martingales, concentration inequalities, branching ...

As racial inequity soars on the nation’s radar, math teachers are increasingly bringing social-justice questions into their classrooms to help students see the subject’s relevance and recognize that ...

Can you predict whether a passenger would have survived the sinking of the Titanic based on factors like gender and income? How do you know if a mushroom is poisonous or safe to eat? What separates a ...