Lecturer
In Spring 2012, this module is taught by
Dr Claudia Wulff
who should be contacted for further information about this module.
Class Details
| Day | Time | Room |
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| Tuesday | 12-1pm | 24AA04 |
| Thursday | 2-4pm | LTA |
In preparation for this module please have a look at your
probability notes from level 1. See
here for a list of specific
aspects for you to review.
NOTE: Office hours are after the lectures; alternatively
email the lecturer to make an appointment.
In week 12 (Revision week) office hours will be on Tuesday 22/5/12, 3-4pm and
on Thursday 24/5/12, 1-2pm.
Assessment
In addition to the final examination, there will be two class tests
during the semester.
- The first class test (counting 12% of the final mark)
will be in week 6, on Thursday 15th March 2012, 2pm, LTA.
- The second class test (counting 13% of the final mark)
will be in week 10, on Tuesday 8th May 2012, 12 noon, 24AA04.
Unassessed Assignments
Exercise sheets and
unassessed coursework will be given out in class and posted on this webpage.
Unassessed coursework
has to be handed in by the deadline and will be marked, so you will get
feedback,
but it will not count. If you do not hand them in you might face disciplinary
measures ..
Solutions to unassessed coursework and exercise sheets can be found here.
Selected Texts
- Summary notes
can be downloaded here.
NOTE: These notes only contain the main definitions and results.
Proofs are omitted although they will be assessed! Also these summary notes
do not contain examples. You need to attend the lectures for both.
- H.M. Taylor and S. Karlin , An Introduction to Stochastic Modelling
(rev. ed.), Academic Press, (1994).
A diagram which summarizes how to compute limits of n-step transition probabilities
has been produced by the level 2 student Hasan Hasanov.
An overview of this module can be found in the
Module Catalogue.
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Past Examination Papers
Past examination papers for this module can be found by
following the link in the left-hand menu.
