STAT 5700: Probability

Fall 2025, Villanova University

Instructor

Katie Fitzgerald

kaitlyn.fitzgerald@villanova.edu

Office Hours

Tuesdays 11-12, Wednesdays 4 - 5:30, Thursdays 1-2

How this course is set up

Course website

This website serves as the central hub for all files for the course as well as weekly agendas & announcements. Use the navigation pane to view Lecture Notes and Assignments.

Blackboard

Blackboard will be used for assignment submission and grade reporting and to access private course links such as Zoom, Perusall, and Piazza.

Piazza

Piazza will be our preferred platform for questions about homework, code, and general course questions. The system is integrated with Blackboard and is highly catered to getting you help quickly and efficiently from classmates and the instructor. Rather than emailing questions to the instructor, you should post your questions on Piazza. Email should be reserved for personal questions such as those regarding absences or grades. You can access Piazza via Blackboard.

Syllabus

Blackboard - home page

Piazza - access through Blackboard home page

AI / LLM policy

Extension request form

R & RStudio Getting Started

Textbook

Mathematical Statistics with Applications, 7th edition, by Wackerly, Mendenhall, and Scheaffer (ISBN 978-0-495-11081-1)

Getting Started Checklist