STAT 02290 | 2026 Spring

Probability and Statistical Inference for Computing Systems

Course information

Instructor Man Cheung Tsui
Email tsui@rowan.edu
Office Robinson Hall Room 228B
Office Hours Tuesdays 4PM–6PM
Wednesdays 5PM–6PM
Course Syllabus PDF (Section 3) and PDF (Section 4) list grading and other policies
Section 3 Meets Tuesdays & Thursdays 6:30PM–7:45PM in Science Hall 128
Section 4 Meets Mondays & Wednesdays 9:30AM–10:45AM in Robinson 324
Canvas Grades Section 3
Section 4
Optional Textbooks [ES] Larson, Farber, Elementary Statistics (any edition)
[PS] Starnes, The Practice of Statistics (any edition)
[P] Walpole, Myers, Myers, Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists

Course schedule

Quiz is given at end of class each Wednesday & Thursday;
Homework is submitted in class at the same time as the quizzes;
Lessons and exams follow the schedule below.

Schedule Textbook Notes Homework Practice Problems
Descriptive Statistics
1 - Visualizing data
[ES] 1.2, 2.1, 2.3
[PS] 1.1, 1.2, 1.3
PDF None Practice
Descriptive Statistics
2 - Summary parameters
[ES] 2.4
[PS] 1.3
PDF None Practice
Descriptive Statistics
3 - Position in distribution
[ES] 2.5
[PS] 2.1, 2.2
Partial notes
Colab To learn R
TODO
Descriptive Statistics
4 - Critiquing data
[PS] 1.3 ???
Colab
PDF
Sec. 3 due Thurs Feb 5.
Sec. 4 due Wed Feb 11.
TODO
Design of studies
4 - Sampling and design of studies
[ES] 1.3
[PS] 4.1, 4.2
Probability
5 - Sample space and events
[P] 2.1, 2.2
Probability
6 - Counting probability
[P] 2.3, 2.4
Probability
7 - Additive rules
[P] 2.5
Probability
8 - Conditional probability, independence, and product rule
[P] 2.6
Probability
9 - Bayes' rule
[P] 2.7
Random variable
10 - Random variable, discrete distribution
[P] 3.1, 3.2
TBD
Exam 1
  • Section 3:
    Thursday, February 19, 2026
  • Section 4:
    Wednesday, February 18, 2026
TBD
Exam 2
  • Section 3:
    Thursday, March 12, 2026
  • Section 4:
    Wednesday, March 11, 2026
TBD
Exam 3
  • Section 3:
    Thursday, April 16, 2026
  • Section 4:
    Wednesday, April 15, 2026
TBD
Final Exam
  • Section 3:
    Tuesday, May 5, 2026
    at 7:05PM–9:05PM
  • Section 4:
    Wednesday, May 6, 2026
    at 10:15AM–12:15PM