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MATH 37500: Elements of Probability Theory at City College

4 credits · Fall 2026

Elements of Probability Theory (MATH 37500) at City College has 2 ways to take it in Fall 2026. 1 of 2 sections has an open seat right now.

Professors teaching it: John Adamski and Vladimir Shpilrain.

Of the 2 professors with a Chill Rank, John Adamski ranks chillest (Chill) and Vladimir Shpilrain least chill (Brutal).

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Requirements

PRE: MATH 20300 (MIN C) OR MATH 21300 (MIN C) OR DEPT CONSENT

About this course

An in-depth study of permutations and combinations, conditional probability, independent events, random variables, probability distributions and densities, expectation, moments, moment generating functions, functions of random variables, Central Limit Theorem, Law of large numbers, sampling, confidence intervals.

Best professors for MATH 37500 at City, Fall 2026

Ordered chillest first. A Chill Rank compares a professor with other CUNY professors on Rate My Professors difficulty, rating and would-take-again; it needs at least 3 ratings. How it works

MATH 37500 sections, times and seats

Seat status as of Oct 4, 5:41 PM ET. Seats can change between refreshes. How fresh is this?

Chill Rank compares professors using Rate My Professors reviews, from Chill to Brutal. What each rank means

BC-LEC Regular
Mon/Wed · 10:00 AM - 11:40 AM
NAC 5/126
Vladimir ShpilrainChill Rank 5 of 5: Brutal?★ 2.4(52)Difficulty 4.0/5 · 50% would take again#2 chillest of 2 for this course
In PersonOpen
EF-LEC Regular
Mon/Wed · 2:00 PM - 3:40 PM
NAC 6/111
John AdamskiChill Rank 1 of 5: Chill?★ 4.7(76)Difficulty 2.4/5 · 92% would take again#1 chillest of 2 for this course
In PersonClosed

Questions about MATH 37500 at City

Who teaches MATH 37500 at City in Fall 2026?
John Adamski and Vladimir Shpilrain are listed for Fall 2026. Each name links to a page with their Chill Rank and Rate My Professors numbers.
Is MATH 37500 at City hard?
It depends on the professor. Across the 2 professors with a Chill Rank, students on Rate My Professors give an average difficulty of 3.2 out of 5. The Chill Rank above compares them directly.
What if a MATH 37500 section is full?
Try another section, join the waitlist in CUNYfirst if there is one, or ask the department. You can also watch a full section and get an email when a seat opens; you still enroll yourself in CUNYfirst.