Trent University
Mathematics 1550H
Probability I: Introduction to Probability


MATH 1550H is an introductory course in probability theory, covering the basics of both discrete and continuous probability distributions. Please note that it does not count as the Introductory Statistics course required by some professional schools.

Prerequisite: MATH 1005H - Applied Calculus, or MATH 1110H - Calculus I: Limits, Derivatives, and Integrals, or permission of the instructor.

As a minimum, the part of the course dealing with continuous probability distributions requires knowledge of limits, derivatives, and integrals (through the basic substitution rule and integration by parts), as applied to functions constructed from polynomials and exponential functions.


Summer 2023

Winter 2023

Summer 2020

Winter 2018

Summer 2017

Winter 2017

Summer 2016

Winter 2016

Summer 2015

Winter 2015

Please note that iterations of MATH 1550H below used different texbooks from the one used above (and from each other, too), and did some of the material in a substantially different order.

Summer 2014

Summer 2013


Maintained by Stefan Bilaniuk. Last updated 2023-08-01.