CS 616 Stochastic Models in Computer Science

Course:	CS 616
Title:	Stochastic Models in Computer Science
Semester:	Fall 2007
Hours:	Mon,Wed,Fri 10:00 - 10:50
Location:	Morton 303
Prerequisite:	Basic concepts of calculus, linear algebra, discrete mathematics
Text:	Sheldon M. Ross. Introduction to Probability Models. Academic Press. 2006, 9th ed. (previous editions will do as well)
Midterm Exam:	October 19, 2007, 10:00-10:50 am, in class
Final Exam:	December, 13, 1:30-4:30 pm
Instructor:	Peter Kemper, R 006, McGlothlin-Street Hall, Office Hours: Mon,Wed 15.00-17.00  and other hours by appointment
Grader:	Yunlian Jiang, R 101B McGlothlin-Street Hall, Office Hours: Tue, Thu 14.00-15.00  and other hours by appointment

Administrivia

• Email lists are setup automatically to use your W&M email account.
• The submit list assumes that your CS userid is the same as your W&M userid. If your CS userid differs from your W&M userid, you must send me email telling me your CS userid.
• Note that the deadline given by submit is not the due date, but rather the drop dead or cutoff date after which the homework or project will no longer be accepted.

Notes

• As usual, time management can be a major issue in this course. Time is your enemy. Start homework and projects early.

Misc. Tools

Further reading

1. Kishor S. Trivedi, Probability and Statistics with Reliability, Queuing and Computer Science Applications, 2nd edition, Wiley 2002.
2. D.L. Minh, Applied Probability Models, Duxbury Thomson Learning, 2001.

Acknowledgements

• Gianfranco Ciardo taught CS 616 at W&M based on Ross' book before.