Lecture 9 Blog, ECE302 Spring 2013, Prof. Boutin
Monday January 28, 2013 (Week 4) - See Course Outline.
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In Lecture 9, we used the counting principle to obtain three important counting formulas:
- the k-permutation formula
- The k-combination formula
- The set partition formula
This concludes Part 1 of the course material. As per the Course Outline, the first exam, on Friday February 8, will be testing your understanding of Part 1 of the course material.
Action items for students (to be completed before next lecture)
- Read section 1.6 in Chapter 1 of "Introduction to Probability," by Dimitri P. Bertsekas and John N. Tsitsiklis. Athena Scientific, Belmont, Massachusetts, 2008, ISBN 978-1-886529-23-6.
- Begin working on problems 49-60 in Chapter 1 of "Introduction to Probability," by Dimitri P. Bertsekas and John N. Tsitsiklis. Athena Scientific, Belmont, Massachusetts, 2008, ISBN 978-1-886529-23-6.
- Note: These problems will be part of the third homework assignment, which you will have to hand in in class next Monday.
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