Tijms H Probability Exam Questions with Solutions 2013

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This note gives a large number of exam problems for a first course in probability. Fully worked-out solutions of these problems are also given, but of course you should first try to solve the problems on your own !
The exam questions accompany the basic probability material in the chapters 7-14 of the textbook "Understanding Probability" (3rd. ed., Cambridge University Press, 2012). The simulation-based chapters 1-6 of the book present many probability applications from everyday life to help the beginning student develop a feel for probabilities. Moreover, the book gives an introduction to discrete-time Markov chains and continuous-time Markov chains in the chapters 15 and 16