Week 4 :
Week 5 :
Week 6 : First email. Introductions: R, Python, Law of large numbers.
Week 7 : Random variables: theory and practice, Coupling and total variational distance, Review of Markov chains
Week 8 : Convergence of Markov chains, Coupling from the past
Week 9 : Poisson processes
Week 10 : Continuous-time Markov chains; ICA1 assigned
Week 11 : Reading break
Week 12 : Introduction to renewal theory 1; ICA1 due
Week 13 : Introduction to renewal theory 2+3
Week 14 : Introduction to queues
Week 15 : Introduction to queues 2; ICA2 assigned
week 16 : Review and wrap-up. ICA3 assigned.
Version: 06 December 2022