ELEC2844: Probabilistic Systems Analysis

The University of Hong Kong, Second Semester, 2020–21

Lecture Schedule and Materials

Month Tuesday (1hr) Friday (2hrs) Notes Homework
JAN 19 22 Lecture 1: Fundamentals of Probability
26 29 Lecture 2: Discrete Random Variables
FEB 2 5 hw1 (due Feb 28)
hw1 solution
9 12 12, 16: Chinese New Year
16 19 Lecture 3: Continuous Random Variables
23 26
MAR 2 5 Lecture 4: Several Random Variables hw2 (due Mar 31)
hw2 solution
9 12 9, 12: reading week
16 19 16: university holiday
Intermission
23 26 Lecture 5: Parameter Estimation I: Classical
APR 30 2 2: good Friday
6 9 6: public holiday
Lecture 6: Parameter Estimation II: Bayesian
hw3 (due Apr 30)
hw3 solution
13 16
20 23
27 30


Slides as Handouts

  1. Lecture 1: handout1.pdf

  2. Lecture 2: handout2.pdf

  3. Lecture 3: handout3.pdf

  4. Lecture 4: handout4.pdf

  5. Lecture 5: handout5.pdf

  6. Lecture 6: handout6.pdf

Tutorial Schedule and Materials

From the TAs: We will have weekly tutorials every Tuesday from 2 pm – 3 pm and office hours every Thursday from 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm starting from 23rd Feb. You are strongly suggested to attend the tutorials where we will explain sample questions and your homework. And you are free to join the office hours to ask your own questions.

These will be held online via zoom. The zoom link is sent via moodle to the class on February 10.