Time and
Place: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8:40-9:55am, Room 303 Mudd (Call number
14845)
One Recitation Section: Sundays, 4:00-6:00pm in 303 Mudd (No Call number)
(TA's go over homework assignments before they are due.)
Prerequisite: a first course in probability, such as IEOR 3600, IEOR 3658, STAT 4105 or SIEO 4150
Required Text: Sheldon Ross,
Introduction to Probability Models, tenth edition, Academic Press, New York.
This is a relatively new edition: ISBN Number 978-0-12-375686-2. It would be OK to use the ninth edition or the eighth edition.
The changes are only very minor. The homeworks will be nearly the same. This book is routinely the textbook for IEOR 3106 and IEOR 4106. Many used copies should be available.
Communicate with the Professor, Office: 801D Schapiro (CEPSR): [email protected] or 854-7255
Office Hours: Immediately after class or Tuesdays, 3:00am-4:00pm, 801D Schapiro, or by appointment
Teaching Assistant:
TA: Cun Mu, 321 Mudd, email: [email protected].
Cun Mu will be holding office hours either in his office, Room 321 Mudd, or in the ``office-hour office,'' Room 351 Mudd, on Mondays at 12:00-1:00pm. He is also available by appointment.
Final Exam: Sunday, December 16, 9:00am, 303 and 833 Mudd.
Closed book (but formula sheets will be handed out at the exam).
It will be cumulative, beginning with Chapter 4. It will cover Chapters 4, 5, 6, 7 and 10 (only sections assigned).
