COURSES OF INTEREST TO MDS STUDENTS
FALL SEMESTER 2002
REQUIRED COURSES
STAT 31 Introduction to Statistics (3). Prerequisite, Math 10 (or exemption). Data analysis; sampling; basic probability (random variables, expected values, normal and binomial distirbutions); hypothesis testing and confidence intervals for means, proportions, and regression parameters; use of spreadsheets or other statistical software.
Fall 2002
Sect 01, 11:00 -- 11:50 MWF, Phillips 265, Carlstein
Sect 02, 1:00 -- 1:50 MWF, Saunders 306, Carlstein
Sect 03, 11:00 -- 12:15 TR, Phillips 265, TBA
Sect 04, 2:00 -- 3:15 TR, Phillips 265, Rosu
Sect 05, 12:30 -- 1:45 TR, New West 212, Lopes
Sect 06, 2:00 -- 2:50 MWF, New West 212, Mitha
Spring 2003
Sect 01, 2:00 -- 3:15 TR, Phillips Hall?, Budhiraja
Sect 02, 2:00 -- 2:50 MWF, Phillips Hall?,Visitor
Sect 03, 1:00 -- 1:50 MWF, Phillips Hall?,Visitor
Sect 04, 9:00 -- 9:50 MWF, New West 212, TA
Sect 05, 10:00 -10:50 MWF, New West 212, TA
Sect 06, 11:00 -- 12:15 TR, NW 212, TA
SummerOR 41 Introduction to the Decision Sciences (3). Prerequisite, Math 10 or exemption. Introduction to basic concepts and techniques of decision-making and information management in business, economics, social and physical sciences. Topics include discrete optimization, discrete probability, networks, decision, trees, games, Markov chains.
Spring 2003
1:00 -- 1:50 MWF, Smith 107, TolleCOMP 14, 16 Go to Computer Science Department Web Page for descriptions
MATH 31, 32, 33 Go to Mathematics Department Web Page for descriptions
STAT 101 Statistical Methods 1 (3). Prerequisite, integral calculus. Review of basic inference; 2-sample comparisons; correlation; introduction to matrices; simple and multiple regression (including significance tests, diagnostics, variable selection); analysis of variance; use of statistical software.
Fall 2002
9:00 -- 9:50 MWF, New West 212, TBA
Spring 2003
9:30 -- 10:45 TR, New West 212, VisitorSTAT 102 Statistical Methods II (3). Prerequisite, STAT 101. Topics selected from: Design of experiments; sample surveys; non-parametrics; time-series; multivariate analysis; contingency tables; logistic regression; simulation. Use of statistical soft-ware packages.
Spring 2003
2:00 -- 3:15 TR, New West 212, VisitorSTAT 126 Introduction to Probability (3). Prerequisite, MATH 33. Introduction to mathematical theory of probability covering random variables, moments, binomial, Poisson, normal and related distributions, generating functions, sums and sequences of random variables, and statistical applications.
Fall 2002
9:30 -- 10:45, TR, New West 212, Kelly
Spring 2003
11:00 -- 12:15 TR, Phillips Hall?, JiMATH 147 Go to for Mathematics Department Web Page for description
OR 181 Deterministic Models in Operations Research (3). Prerequisite, Mathematics 147. Linear, integer, nonlinear and dynamic programming, classical optimization problems, network theory.
Fall 2002
2:00 -- 3:15 MW, Smith 107, ProvanOR 183 Stochastic Models in Operations Research (3) Prerequisite, Biostatistics 160 or Statistics 126. Introduction to Markov chains, Poisson processs, continuous-time Markov chains, renewal theory. Applications to queueing systems inventory, and reliability, with emphasis on systems modeling, design, and control.
Spring 2003
12:30 -- 1:45 TR, Smith 107, Tekin
GROUP A COURSES
OR 140 Decision Making Using Spreadsheet Models (3). Prerequisite, Stat 31 or Busi 24 or Math 22. The use of mathematics to describe and analyze large-scale decision problems. Situations involving the allocation of resources, making decisions in a competitive environment, and dealing with uncertainty are modeled and solved using suitable software packages.
Fall 2002
12:30 -- 1:45 MW, TBA, WagnerOR 161 Long Term Actuarial Models (3). Prerequisite, Math 32, OR 41, and Stat 31. Probability models for long-term insurance and pension systems that involve future contingent payments and failure-time random variables. Introduction to survival distributions and measures of interest and annuities-certain.
Fall 2002
2:00 -- 3:15 TR, Phillips 224, DunnOR 162 Short Term Actuarial Models (3). Prerequisite, Stat 126. Short term probability models for potential losses and their applications to both traditional insurance systems and conventional business decisions. Introduction to stochastic process models of solvency requirements.
Spring 2003
2:00 -- 3:15 MW, Smith 107, DunnSTAT 127 Mathematical Statistics (3). Prerequisite, STAT 126 or equivalent. Functions of random samples and their probability distributions; introductory theory of point and interval estimation and hypothesis testing; elementary decision theory.
Fall 2002
9:30 -- 10:45, New West 212, Kelly
Spring 2003
1:00 -- 1:50, MWF, New West 104, Simons
OTHER COURSES OF INTEREST
OR 85 Neural Network Models for the Decision and Cognitive Sciences (3). Prerequisite, one of Phil 21, Math 31, Stat 23, Psyc 30, OR 14. The interactions betwen cognitive science and the decision sciences are explored via neural networks. The history of these networks in neuroscience is reviewed and their adaptation to other fields such as psychology, linguistics, and and operations research is presented.
Spring (not offered 2003)OR 90 Undergraduate Reading and Research in Operations Research (1-3). Permission of director of undergraduate studies required. This course is intended mainly for students working on honors projects. No one may receive more than three semester hours credit for this course. Fall Spring Summer
STAT 90 Undergraduate Reading and Research in Statistics (1-3). Prerequisite, permission of director of undergraduate studies. This course is intended primarily for students working on honors projects. No student may receive more than three credit hours for this course. Fall Spring Summer
BIOL 162 Computational Genetics (3). Prerequisites, Biol 50, Comp 14, Stat 31 or permission of instructor.
Fall 2002
2:00 -- 3:15 TR (Lab 3:30 -- 4:30 R), TBA, Vision