Section 2.1: Sample Spaces and Events
- Define an experiment, outcome, and sample space in the context of the mathematical model of an experiment.
- State the sample space of an experiment given a verbal description of the experiment.
- Compare and contrast discrete and continuous sample spaces.
- Define an event in the context of the mathematical model of an experiment.
- Describe what it means for an event to occur.
- State meaning of set-union \(\cup\), set-intersect \(\cap\), and set-complement \('\) from set theory.
- Use a Venn diagram to reason about set operations.
- State the meaning of set-union \(\cup\), set-intersect \(\cap\), and set-complement \('\) when applied to events.
- State what it means for two sets / events to be disjoint / mutually exclusive.
Section 2.2: Axioms, Interpretations, and Properties of Probability
- Define a set function and give examples from earlier courses in mathematics.
- State the three axioms that a set function must satisfy to be a probability set function.
- Compute probabilities of events defined using set operations using the results derived from the three axioms of probability theory.
- Define a simple event and use simple events to compute the probability of a non-simple event.