Part I: The Fundamentals

The videos in Part I introduce the general framework of probability models, multiple discrete or continuous random variables, expectations, conditional distributions, and various powerful tools of general applicability.

The textbook for this subject is Bertsekas, Dimitri, and John Tsitsiklis. Introduction to Probability. 2nd ed. Athena Scientific, 2008. ISBN: 9781886529236.

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Lecture 1: Probability Models and Axioms

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Lecture 1 Supplement: Mathematical Background

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Lecture 2: Conditioning and Bayes' Rule

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Lecture 3: Independence

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Lecture 4: Counting

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Lecture 5: Discrete Random Variables Part I

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Lecture 6: Discrete Random Variables Part II

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Lecture 7: Discrete Random Variables Part III

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Lecture 8: Continuous Random Variables Part I

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Lecture 9: Continuous Random Variables Part II

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Lecture 10: Continuous Random Variables Part III

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Lecture 11: Derived Distributions

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Lecture 12: Sum of Independent R.V.s. Covariance and Correlation

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Lecture 13: Conditional Expectation & Variance Revisited; Sum of a Random Number of Independent R.V.s

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