课程大纲
COURSE SYLLABUS
1.
课程代码/名称
Course Code/Title
MAT8030 现代概率论 Advanced Probability
2.
课程性质
Compulsory/Elective
核心课程
Core Course
3.
课程学分/学时
Course Credit/Hours
3/45
4.
授课语言
Teaching Language
双语：英语和中文
Bilingual：English and Chinese
5.
授课教师
Instructor(s)
熊捷教授
Jie Xiong, Professor
6.
是否面向本科生开放
Open to undergraduates
or not
是 Yes
7.
先修要求
Pre-requisites
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undergraduates, please indicate the difference.）
无区分 No difference
8.
教学目标
Course Objectives
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difference.）
After learning this course, students should be able
1.to deeply understand and master the basic concepts and conclusions of modern probability theory,
not only to remember these basic concepts and the basic probability laws including conditions and
conclusions, but also deeply to understand the basic principles and ideas of modern probability;
2．to fully master the four basic convergence theorems (Monotone Convergence Theorem, Fatou
Lemma, Dominated Convergence Theorem, and Bounded Convergence Theorems) and be able to apply
them in many important topics and different problems;
3．to clearly understand the probability meaning, difference, and relationships of several kind of
convergence concepts (almost everywhere convergence; convergence in measure/probability;
Convergence in Lp Norm; Weak Convergence) and be able to apply them in different problems;
4．to fully master the very important concepts of conditional expectations and conditional
probabilities and to improve the ability of solving practical problems by applying the basic probability
methods of “conditioning”.
5. to clearly understand and master the basic concepts regarding martingales including the existence,
uniqueness, properties and applications of martingales, super- and sub-martingales and be able to
apply the important martingale method in the study of modern theory of stochastic processes,
stochastic analysis and financial mathematics.
9.
教学方法
Teaching Methods
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difference.）
1. Pay attention to the newly and recently obtained conclusions. In the teaching process, I’ll combine
the important classic results with the newly obtained results together to ensure the advance of this
course.
2. In the teaching, I’ll pay much attention to the important and difficult concepts and conclusions. Class
interaction is strongly encouraged.
3. We will emphasize the rigorous of the proof with aim of training student on how to write
mathematical proofs of the theorems.
4. The presentation is a combination of ppt and blackboard. The ppt will hand over to students so
taking notes is not necessary.
10.
教学内容
Course Contents
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difference.）
Section 1
Basic probability models (9h)
Section 2
Construction of probability measures and random variables (7h)
Section 3
Integration with respect to probability measures (2h)
Section 4
Independent random variables (2h)
Section 5
Probability distributions (3h)
Section 6
Characteristic functions (5h)
Section 7
Convergence of random variables (8h)
Section 8
Conditional expectation (2h)
Section 9
Martinagales, super and submartingales (5h)
Section 10
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11.
课程考核
Course Assessment
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1
考核形式 Form of examination；
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2
.分数构成 grading policy；
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3
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1.Assignments: 30% (include quiz 5%); 2. Mid-term test: 30%; 3. Final Exam (2h): 40%.
12.
教材及其它参考资料
Textbook and Supplementary Readings
Textbook: Jean Jacod & Philip Protter，《Probability Essentials》，Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg.
Supplementary Readings:
David Williams, ，《Probability with Martingales》，Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1991.
