NPTEL -Introduction to Probability (with examples using R)


  • Basic Information
    • Instructor : Siva Athreya .
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    • Textbook:
    • Homework:
    • The course requires at least one half hour of study for each hour of class time. Homework will be given out during the course. It is imperative that you try,(and write up solutions for), the homework problems before their respective due dates. The problems that will be given are a small selection so please do try other problems for practice from the text.

    • Discussion Forum:
    • The discussion forum will be monitored by us regularly. We will respond on Thursday evening and Saturday evening to all questions in a consolidated manner. We will try to answer all questions that come before 4pm on both these days.

    • Teaching Assistants:
    • Sree Akshaya, B. Srivatsa and Aritra Mondal.



  • Week 1 : January 21st-28th, 2022.


  • Week 2 Jan 31st - Feb 4th: 2022.


  • Week 3 Feb 7th- Feb 11th: 2022.


  • Week 4 Feb 14th- Feb 18th: 2022.


  • Week 5 Feb 21st- Feb 25th: 2022.


  • Week 6 Feb 28th- March 4th: 2022.


  • Week 7 March 7th to March 11th: 2022.


  • Week 8 March 14th to March 18th: 2022.


  • Week 9 March 21st to March 25th: 2022.


  • Week 10 March 28th to April 1st: 2022.


  • Week 11 April 4th to April 8th 2022.


  • Week 12 April 11th to April 15th: 2022.


Last Modified: April 11th, 2022.