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Indiana University Bloomington

Operations & Decision Technologies

1960 Notable

From 1960-2000, we prepared nearly 1,000 men and women
for rewarding academic careers — that’s more than any other university.

Doctoral Courses

  1. K602
    Applied Probability Theory
    • 15-weeks
    • 3 credits
    • Prerequisite: None

    The purpose of this course is to give you a firm foundation in probability so that you can, at the very least, read and understand journal articles that contain probability models. The primary goal of this course is to teach methodology.  Methodologies covered include the following: distribution theory, transforms, calculation of probabilities and expected values by conditioning, discrete-time Markov chains, Poisson processes, continuous-time Markov chains, renewal processes, and some queuing theory.