mca Syllabus

West Bengal University of Technology
B.E/B.Tech in Information Technology

Mathematics
Code: M 301
Contact: 3L + IT
Credit: 4

Probability:
Random Experiment; Sample space; Random Events; Probability of events. Axiomatic definition of probability; Frequency Definition of probability; Finite sample spaces and equiprobable measure as special cases; Probability of Non-disjoint events (Theorems). Counting techniques applied to probability problems; Conditional probability; General Multiplication Theorem; Independent events; Bayes’ theorem and related problems.
10L
Random variables (discrete and continuous); Probability mass function; Probability density function and distribution function. Distributions: Binomial, Poisson, Uniform, Exponential, Normal, t and χ2. Expectation and Variance (t and χ2 excluded); Moment generating function; Reproductive Property of Binomal; Poisson and Normal Distribution (proof not required). Transformation of random variables (One variable); Chebychev inequality (statement) and problems.                                                                                 10L

Binomial approximation to Poisson distribution and Binomial approximation to Normal distribution (statement only); Central Limit Theorem (statement); Law of large numbers (Weak law); Simple applications.                                                                                  6L

Statistics:
Population; Sample; Statistic; Estimation of parameters (consistent and unbiased); Sampling distribution of sample mean and sample variance (proof not required). Point estimate: Maximum likelihood estimate of statistical parameters (Binomial, Poisson and Normal distribution). Interval estimation.                                                                      18L

Testing of Hypothesis:
Simple and Composite hypothesis; Critical Region; Level of Significance; Type I and Type II Errors; Best Critical Region; Neyman-Pearson Theorem (proof not required); Application to Normal Population; Likelihood Ratio Test (proof not required); Comparison of Binomial Populations; Normal Populations; Testing of Equality of Means; χ2—Test of Goodness of Fit (application only).
Simple idea of Bivariate distribution; Correlation and Regression; and simple problems.
4L
Total 48L