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CODE 104741
ACADEMIC YEAR 2020/2021
CREDITS
SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR ING-INF/05
LANGUAGE Italian
TEACHING LOCATION
  • GENOVA
SEMESTER 2° Semester
TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB

OVERVIEW

The scope of the course is to provide the fundamental knowledge related to probability and statistics with particular reference to the context of engineering with the purpose to help the students in facing the problems in a non-determistic way with a shift in the way of thinking.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Fundamental elements of statistical inference and theory of probability.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The scope of the course is to provide the fundamental knowledge related to probability and statistics with particular reference to the context of engineering with the purpose to help the students in facing the problems in a non-determistic way with a shift in the way of thinking.

PREREQUISITES

Mathematical analysis.

TEACHING METHODS

The course will alternate theoretical lessons and exercises.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

1. Introduction to Statistics

2. Descriptive Statistics

3. Elements of Probability

4. Random Variables and Expectation

5. Special Random Variables

6. Distributions of Sampling Statistics

7. Parameter Estimation

8. Hypothesis Testing

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Ross, Sheldon M. Probabilità e statistica per l'ingegneria e le scienze. Apogeo Editore, 2003.

Ross, Sheldon M. Introduction to probability and statistics for engineers and scientists. Academic Press, 2014.

Devore, Jay L. Probability and Statistics for Engineering and the Sciences. Cengage learning, 2011.

Walpole, Ronald E., et al. Probability and statistics for engineers and scientists. Vol. 5. New York: Macmillan, 1993.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

LUCA ONETO (President)

LUCA VERDERAME

DAVIDE ANGUITA (President Substitute)

LESSONS

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Written exam plus oral discussion.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The purpose of the written exam is to verify the ability of the student to face problems through the use of probability and statistics and the oral exam has the purpose to verify both the knowledge level and the ability to exploit the theoretical instruments of probability and statistics.

Exam schedule

Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note
08/01/2021 08:00 GENOVA Esame su appuntamento
08/01/2021 08:00 GENOVA Orale
05/02/2021 08:00 GENOVA Esame su appuntamento
05/02/2021 08:00 GENOVA Orale
01/06/2021 08:00 GENOVA Esame su appuntamento
01/06/2021 08:00 GENOVA Orale
18/06/2021 08:00 GENOVA Esame su appuntamento
18/06/2021 08:00 GENOVA Orale
05/07/2021 08:00 GENOVA Esame su appuntamento
05/07/2021 08:00 GENOVA Orale
02/09/2021 08:00 GENOVA Esame su appuntamento
02/09/2021 08:00 GENOVA Orale