Math 180C
Introduction to Stochastic Processes, II
Fall 2022
The introduction to stochastic processes begun in Math 180B continues in Math 180C
with the study of Markov chains in continuous time and renewal processes.
These topics generalize the notion of Poisson process in two different ways. We will then proceed to an introduction to the Brownian motion, one of the two building blocks of the subject of stochastic processes (along with the Poisson Process).
Time permitting, we will take up some topics in the theory of queues (waiting lines) as an application of the preceding material.
The required text for Math 180C is An Introduction to Stochastic Modeling (Fourth Edition) by
M. A. Pinsky and S. Karlin. I plan to discuss most of the material contained in chapters 6, 7, and 8 of the text, with selected topics from chapter 9.
- Lectures will be on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, from 11 to 11:50 AM,
in Peterson Hall 104.
- The discussion sections meet on Thursdays according to the following schedule:
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Section A01: 6 to 6:50 AM, Sequoyah 148
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Section A02: 7 to 7:50 AM, Sequoyah 148
- Your course grade will be based on your performance on the two midterm exams and the
final exam. These exams will be weighted as follows:
- Midterm 1: 25%
- Midterm 2: 25%
- Final: 35%
You will have the option of substituting your final exam score for one of your midterm scores.
- In addition there will be weekly homework assignments which in total will
account for the remaining 15% of your grade.
- You will be submitting your homework assignments through GRADESCOPE.
- Your login is your university email address, and your password can be changed (or set) here.
- Your homework solutions should be in a single pdf file before being uploaded, or as a picture for each question.
- Please make sure your files are legible before submitting them — unreadable solutions will not earn credit.
- Most word processors can save files as a pdf.
- There are many tools to combine pdfs, such as this one, and others for turning jpgs into pdfs, such as this one.
- The midterm exams will be given on the Friday of the fourth and eighth weeks of
the term (October 21 and November 18).
- The +/- grading system will be used for letter grades.
- Academic Integrity is highly valued at UCSD and academic dishonesty is considered a serious offense.
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September 21, 2022