CE 202-Introduction to Probability and Statistics for Civil Engineers
Spring Term, 2000

1999 Catalog Data:

CE 202: Introduction to Probability and Statistics for Civil Engineers. Credit 3. Descriptive statistics. Sets, events, and probability. Random variables, discrete and continuous distributions. Mathematical expectation and correlation analysis. Discrete probability distributions, Poisson process.  Continuous probability distributions. Introduction to reliability theory and failure. Functions of random variables. Introduction to estimation theory. Simple and multiple regressions, least squares. Statistics of extreme events. Testing of hypothesis. Civil engineering applications. Prerequisite: Math 201.

Textbook:

R.E. Walpole, R.H. Myers, Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists, 3rd Ed., Collier-Macmillan, 1985.

Coordinators:

Osman Börekçi, Associate Professor

Emre Otay, Assistant Professor

Goals:

The course is designed to introduce probability and statistics as a tool for civil engineers.

Topics:

1.      Introduction

  1. Data reduction and descriptive analysis
  2. Measures of central tendency
  3. Measures of dispersion
  4. Sets, events, and probability
  5. Distributions of random variables
  6. Mathematical expectation
  7. Discrete probability distribution
  8. Continuous probability distributions
  9. Functions of random variables
  10. Estimating the mean and the variance
  11. Linear regression
  12. Introduction to the statistics of extreme events

Computer Usage:

Homework assignments require use of personal computers and software including Fortran and/or Matlab.

Engineering Science: 3 Credits
Engineering Design: 0 Credit

Prepared by: Osman Börekçi & Emre Otay                Date: February, 2000