Foundations of Probability Theory

About this programme

No fees are charged for EU and EEA citizens, Swedish residence permit holders and exchange students. The course comprises lectures, and classes with exercises and discussions. Probability theory is a rich and varied area of mathematics, with many applications; modern statistics is based on this theory. The purpose of this course is to study its foundations. Key words and phrases are: basics, moments, independence and conditioning, the strong law of large numbers, transforms and the central limit theorem, random walk and the Markov property. Completed course containing basic probability theory, such as MSG110 Probability theory. All eligible applicants who have applied before the deadline will be granted a place. Mathematical Sciences is a joint department of Chalmers/University of Gothenburg. Your education takes place in the spacious and bright premises of Mathematical Sciences at the Chalmers campus Johanneberg, where there are lecture halls, computer rooms and group rooms. Here you can also find student lunch room and reading room, as well as student counsellors and student office.