MATH 547. Stochastic Processes.
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MATH 547
Stochastic Processes.
Credits: 4
Offered by: Mathematics and Statistics (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Conditional probability and conditional expectation, generating functions. Branching processes and random walk. Markov chains:transition matrices, classification of states, ergodic theorem, examples. Birth and death processes, queueing theory.
- Prerequisites: MATH 356 and either MATH 247 or MATH 251.
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking MATH 447.
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