Math 180B, Introduction to Stochastic Processes I, Winter 2023
Instructor: Jason Schweinsberg (jschweinsberg@ucsd.edu)
TA: Yubo Shuai (yushuai@ucsd.edu)
TA: Erlang Surya (esurya@ucsd.edu)
Lectures: 4:00-4:50 PM on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, in Solis Hall, Room 104
Section B01: 5:00-5:50 PM on Tuesdays in Humanities and Social Sciences, Room 4025
Section B02: 6:00-6:50 PM on Tuesdays in Humanities and Social Sciences, Room 4025
Section B03: 7:00-7:50 PM on Tuesdays in Humanities and Social Sciences, Room 4025
Section B04: 8:00-8:50 PM on Tuesdays in Humanities and Social Sciences, Room 4025
Announcement for Waitlisted Students
Students who are waitlisted for Math 180B should attend lectures and submit all assignments until your waitlist status is resolved.
Keep in mind that the first homework assignment is due on Friday, January 13, so it is too late to join the course after that point unless you have been keeping up with the work.
Useful Links
Here is a link to the course syllabus.
Here is a link to the page where you can find the course podcasts.
Here is a link to Canvas, where you can find the homework assignments and other information about the course.
Here is a link to some information on graduate programs, REU programs, and careers in mathematics and statistics.
References
There is no required textbook for the course. If you would like to consult sources besides your lecture notes, the following books may be useful:
Essentials of Stochastic Processes by Richard Durrett, which is available online here through the UCSD library.
Introduction to Stochastic Processes with R by Robert Dobrow, which is available online here through the UCSD library.
An Introduction to Stochastic Modeling by Mark Pinsky and Samuel Karlin, which is available online at here through the UCSD library.
Office Hours
Jason Schweinsberg (in Applied Physics and Mathematics, Room 6157): Wednesdays 1:00-2:00 PM, Thursdays 2:00-3:00 PM and 4:00-5:30 PM.
Yubo Shuai (in Humanities and Social Sciences, Room 4012): Tuesdays 9:00-11:00 AM, Thursdays 9:00-11:00 AM.
Erlang Surya (in Applied Physics and Mathematics, Room 5801): Mondays 5:00-7:00 PM, Wednesdays 5:00-7:00 PM.
Students are also welcome to make appointments to meet with the instructor outside of regularly scheduled office hours, either in person or over Zoom. Please email the instructor if you are interested.