2025-Fall Probability & Statistics (MATH230-01) The course syllabus

1.Course Information

Course No. MATH230 Section 01 Credit 3.00
Category Major required Course Type prerequisites
Postechian Core Competence
Hours TUE, THU / 11:00 ~ 12:15 / MathBldg[206]Lecture Room | TUE / 18:30 ~ 19:20 / MathBldg[206]Lecture Room | TUE / 18:30 ~ 19:20 / MathBldg[402]Lecture Room | TUE / 18:30 ~ 19:20 / MathBldg[104]Lecture Room Grading Scale G

2. Instructor Information

Choi Sungsub Name Choi Sungsub Department Dept. of Mathematics
Email address schoi@postech.ac.kr Homepage
Office Office Phone
Office Hours Tue 10:00~11:00

3. Course Objectives

확률과 통계적 추론의 기본개념에 대해 학습하고 이를 실제 자료분석에 응용하는 능력을 배양한다.
Study basic concepts in probability and statistical inference, and apply them to practical data analyses.

4. Prerequisites & require

Calculus 1 and 2.

5. Grading

절대평가; 과제물 20%, 퀴즈 15%, 중간고사 30%, 기말고사 35%
총 100점 만점에서 85 이상 A, 70 이상 B, 55이상 C (1/4 이상 결석 시 F)
(+/0/- 의 세부학점은 시험난이도에 따라 추후 결정)
Absolute evaluation: 20% for assignments; 15% for Quiz, 30% for the midterm; 35% for the final exam; Out of 100, A for 85 and up, B for 70 and up, C for 55 and up. (No credit for excessive absence)
(Sub grades of +/0/- will be determined later depending on the exam difficulty.)

6. Course Materials

Title Author Publisher Publication
Year/Edition
ISBN
"Probability & Statistics for Engineers & Scientists", 9th ed. Walpole, Myers, Myers, and Ye Pearson Prentice Hall. 2012 1292161361

7. Course References

8. Course Plan

1주: Introduction, Probability (Ch 1, Ch 2.1 – 2.7)
2주: Random variables (Ch 3.1 – 3.3)
3주: Joint Prob Dist (Chap 3.4), Mathematical expectation (Ch 4.1 – 4.5)
4주: Discrete probability distributions (Ch 5.1 – 5.3)
5주: Discrete probability distributions (Ch 5.4 – 5.5)
6주: Continuous probability distributions (Ch 6.1 – 6.10)
7주: Functions of random variables (Ch 7.1 – 7.4)
8주: Midterm Exam [10/21(Tue) 19:00~22:00], Sampling distributions (Ch 8.1 – 8.3)
9주: Sampling distributions (Ch 8.4 – 8.9)
10주: One and two sample estimation (Ch 9.1 – 9.5)
11주: One and two sample estimation (Ch 9.6--9.14)
12주: One and two sample tests (Ch 10.1 – 10.4)
13주: One and two sample tests (Ch 10.5 – 10.10)
14주: Simple linear regression (Ch 11.1 – 11.6)
15주: Some Applications
16주: Final Exam[12/16 (Tue) 19:00~22:00]

9. Course Operation

과제 제출시한 엄수; 추가 시험 없음!
No late assignment submission will be accepted; No make-up exams

10. How to Teach & Remark

11. Supports for Students with a Disability

- Taking Course: interpreting services (for hearing impairment), Mobility and preferential seating assistances (for developmental disability), Note taking(for all kinds of disabilities) and etc.

- Taking Exam: Extended exam period (for all kinds of disabilities, if needed), Magnified exam papers (for sight disability), and etc.

- Please contact Center for Students with Disabilities (279-2434) for additional assistance