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If you submit handwritten solutions, start each problem on a fresh page. Consequently, to compute the probability of a, simply sum the probabilities of the elementary events in a. Mitzenmacher upfal probability and computing michael mitzenmacher and eli upfal october 30, 2014 the following errors were found after the posting the. Fall 2009 version of course 15359, computer science. Several of these can be expanded to two lectures, so more than two people can work on a topic if you do a more indepth presentation. Total marks maximum of marks secured in track 1 and track 2. Cmus course 15359, probability and computing, was originally conceived and designed. First printing of mitzenmacherupfal probability and computing michael mitzenmacher and eli upfal october 10, 2006 we would like to thank the many of you who have bought our book, and we would especially like to thank those of you who have taken the time to send us errors when you have found them. Probability and computing michael mitzenmacher eli upfal. Alternatively, if the lists have size 2 bnk 1cwe may want to nd all the expected 2 solutions. Solutions of problems in the book probability and computing by mitzenmacher and upfal vkomini mitzenmacher upfal solutions. Jan 31, 2005 the second half covers more advanced topics such as continuous probability, applications of limited independence, entropy, markov chain monte carlo methods and balanced allocations.
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