Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2017

     

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STAT 650 001 (CRN: 16816)

STOCH CONTRL & STOCH DIFF EQU

Long Title: STOCHASTIC MODELS IN POPULATION DYNAMICS AND POPULATION GENETICS
Department: Statistics
Instructor: Kimmel, Marek
Meeting: 11:00AM - 12:15PM MF (21-AUG-2017 - 1-DEC-2017) 
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
 
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Prerequisites: STAT 581
Section Max Enrollment: 32
Section Enrolled: 5
Enrollment data as of: 6-DEC-2024 2:31AM
 
Additional Fees: None
 
Final Exam: GR Course-Dept Schedules Exam
 
Description: This course is devoted to stochastic models of biological phenomena at cell and molecular lever, using tools of probability and statistics. The course starts with a refresher on conditional expectations and martingale convergence, Markov and point processes, and generating functions and functionals. It continues with branching process models of proliferations and then with Markov chain models of population genetics. Most examples concern growth and nutation of biological cells, with particular emphasis on cancer.