EE 315 – Spring 2011
Probabilistic Methods in Electrical Engineering

 
 

Prerequisite

EE207

Syllabus

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Textbook

Peebles, P. Z. “Probability, Random Variables, and Random Signal  Principles”, McGraw-Hill, 4th Edition, 2001.

References

Leon-Garcia, A. “Probability and Random Processes for EE”, Addison Wesley, 2nd Edition, 1994.

Ross, S. . “A First Course in Probability”, Prentice Hall, Fifth Edition, 1998.

Helstrom, C.W. “Probability and Stochastic  Processes for Engineers”, Addison-Wesley, 2nd Edition, 1992.

Walpole, R.E., Myers, R.H. and Myers, S. L., “Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists”, Prentice Hall, Sixth Edition, 1998.

Grading Policy

Class Work: 15%  
Project: 10%   
Major 1: 20%   
Major 2: 20%   
Final Exam: 35%  

Class work:  Homework: 5%,
Quizzes: 8%,
Attendance and Class Participation: 2%  

Major 1: 26 March 2011 7:00-9:00 PM  Coverage up to Section 3.1
Major 2: 11 May 2011 7:00-9:00 PM Coverage up to Section 6.4

Homework

HW # 1

1.1-5, 1.2-3, 1.3-7, 1.3-11, 1.4-5, 1.4-11, 15-6, 1.7-1

Due Date: 28/02/2011;

HW # 2

2.1-1, 2.1-7, 2.1-11, 2.2-5, 2.3-2, 2.3-15, 2.4-1, 2.4-6, 2.4-14,

Due Date: 14/03/2011;

HW # 3

2.5-3, 2.6-3, 3.1-11, 3.1-15, 3.2.-23, 3.2-24,  3.4-2, 3.4-10,

Due Date: 04/04/2011;

HW # 4

4.2-8, 4.2-11, 4.3-8, 4.3-11,

Due Date: 18/04/2011;

HW # 5

4.4-3, 4.5-7, 4.6-10, 5.1-4, 5.1-12, 5.1-19, 5.1-34, 5.3-4, 5.4-1,

Due Date: 02/05/2011

HW # 6

6.3-1, 6.3-2, 6.3-3, 6.3-5, 6.3-8,6.3-23

Due Date: 16/05/2011

HW # 7

7.1-12, 7.1-16, 7.1-22, 7.2-3, 7.2-10,

Due Date: 23/05/2011

HW # 8

8.2-18, 8.4-8, 8.4-10, 8.4-11,

Due Date: 30/05/2011

Homework is due during class time.  Only slected homework problems will be graded.  Additional external homework may be assigned during the semester.  

Homework and Quiz Solutions

Homework 1 Solution [pdf]
Homework 2 Solution [pdf]
Homework 3 Solution [pdf]
Homework 4 Solution [pdf]
Homework 5 Solution [pdf]

Quiz 1 Solution [pdf]
Quiz 2 Solution [pdf]
Quiz 3 Solution [pdf]

Major 1 Solution [pdf]
Major 2 Solution [pdf]

Course Breakdown

Week

Topics

Sections from textbook

 

1

Probability

Set definitions and set operations

Axioms of probability

 

1.1-1.2

1.3

 

2

Joint and conditional probability

Independent  events

Combined experiments 

1.4

1.5

1.6

 

3

Bernoulli trials

Random Variables

The random variable (r.v.) concept

CDF

1.7

 

2.1

2.2

 

4

PDF

Some Important r. v.’s

2.3

2.4

 

5

Some Important r. v.’s

Conditional distribution and density functions

2.5

2.6

 

6

Expectation

Moments

3.1

3.2

 

7

Characteristic function

Transformations of a r.v.

3.3

3.4

 

8

Multiple random variables

Pairs of r.v.’s

Properties of joint distribution and joint density

 

4.1

4.2-4.3

 

9

Conditional distribution and density

Statistical Independence

Distribution and density of a sum of r.v.’s

 Central Limit Theorem

4.4

4.5

4.6

4.7

 

10

Expected value of a function of r. v.’s

Joint characteristic functions

Jointly Gaussian r. v.’s

5.1

5.2
5.3 

 

11

Transformations of multiple r.v.’s

Linear transformations of Gaussian r.v.’s

Sampling and some limit theorems

Random Processes –Temporal Characteristics

Concept of a random process

Stationarity and independence

5.4

5.5

5.7

 

6.1

6.2

 

12

Correlation functions and their properties

Gaussian random process

Poisson random process

6.3-6.4

6.5

6.6 (Up to (6.6-4))

13

 Random Processes – Spectral Characteristic

Power Spectral Density and its properties

Relationship between PSD and autocorrelation function

 

7.1

7.2

14

Linear systems with random inputs

Random signal response of linear systems

Spectral characteristics of system response

 

8.2-8.3

8-4

15

REVIEW