Mukesh Patel School of Technology Management & Engineering
Program: B. Tech. (Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence Semester : II
and Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and
Data Science) / MBA Tech. (Artificial Intelligence)
Course/Module : Probability and Random Variables Module Code: 702BS0C021
Teaching Scheme Evaluation Scheme
Practical Internal Term End
Lecture Tutorial
(Hours Continuous Examinations (TEE)
(Hours per (Hours per Credit Assessment (ICA)
per (Marks- 100
week) week)
week) (Marks - 50) in Question Paper)
2 0 1 3 Marks Scaled to 50 Marks Scaled to 50
Pre-requisite: Knowledge of Permutation, Combination and Pre-Calculus.
Course Objectives
To equip the students with intermediate to advanced level concepts and tools in probability and
statistics that help them tackle relevant problems within engineering domain.
Course Outcomes
After completion of the course, students would be able to
1. Know the concept of probability and random variables,
2. Solve problems involving conditional probability and moments,
3. Demonstrate understanding of the applications of various probability distributions,
measures of central tendency to solve real life problems,
4. Analyse the different probability density functions and their applications.
Detailed Syllabus:
Unit Description Duration
1. Probability: 6
Concept of experiments, sample space, event. Definition of Combinatorial
Probability. Conditional Probability, Mutually exclusive events, Joint
probability of related and independent events, Statistical independence, Total
Probability theorem, Bayes theorem.
2. Random Variables 8
Random Variables, Cumulative Distribution function, Probability Density
Function,
Mathematical expectation and its properties, Moments (including variance) and
their properties, interpretation, Moment generating function.
3. Two dimensional Random Variables: 8
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Mean &Variance, Rule for Independence, Covariance and correlation of
random variables
4. Probability distributions: 8
Discrete probability distributions: Binomial, Poisson and Geometric
distributions, Uniform distribution.
Continuous probability distributions: Exponential, Normal distribution, Chi-
square, t, F distributions.
Total 30
Text Books:
1. -Hill 2003, 3rd
edition, 2008.
2.
3. ol. I & II, World Press.
Reference Books:
1. S. M. Ross, th Edition, 2018.
2. th Edition,
PHI.
3. A. M. Mood, F.A. Graybill
McGraw Hill Education.
4. Anthanasios Papoulis, S. Unnikrishna Pillai, Probability, Random Variables and Stochastic
Processes, Tata McGraw-Hill 2002, 4th edition, 2008.
Any Other Information
Total Marks of Internal Continuous Assessment (ICA): 50 Marks
Distribution of ICA Marks:
Description of ICA Marks
Class Test 20
Term Work 30
Total Marks 50
Details of Term work: As per Institute Norms.
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