ECE 313 - Probability with Engineering Applications

Summer 2009 | Fall 2009 | Spring 2010 | Summer 2010
Section Type Times Days Location Instructor
C DIS 1000 - 1050 M W F   163 Everitt Lab  Dilip Sarwate
D DIS 1100 - 1150 M W F   163 Everitt Lab  Dilip Sarwate
E DIS 1300 - 1350 M W F   101 Transportation Building  Pramod Viswanath

Web Page http://courses.ece.uiuc.edu/ece313/
Official Description Introduction to probability theory with applications to engineering problems such as the reliability of circuits and systems to statistical methods for hypothesis testing, decision making under uncertainty, and parameter estimation. Same as MATH 362. Credit is not given for both ECE 313 and MATH 461. Prerequisite: ECE 210.
Hours 3 hours.
Course Prerequisites Credit in ECE 210
Course Directors Dilip Sarwate
Description Introduction to probability theory with applications to engineering problems such as the reliability of circuits and systems and to statistical methods for hypothesis testing, decision making under uncertainty, and parameter estimation.
Credit 3 hours
Goals To develop an understanding of probabilistic phenomena in electronic systems with applications to reliability, system engineering, engineering decision-making, and parameter estimation.
Topics
  • Probability spaces
  • Conditional probability and independence
  • Bayes' rule and decision making under uncertainty
  • Reliability of systems
  • Random variables
  • Many random variables
  • Applications
  • Limit theorems
Computer Usage No required assignments; optional assignments may be given.
Course Prerequisites ECE 210.
Topical Prerequisities
  • Calculus
  • Linear systems analysis including Fourier analysis
Texts S. Ross, A First Course in Probability, 7th ed., Macmillan, 2005.
ABET Category Engineering Science: 3 credits