Covers the properties and construction of Poisson processes from i.i.d. Exp(X) random variables, emphasizing the importance of the process rate and jump time distributions.
Explores stochastic models for communications, covering mean, variance, characteristic functions, inequalities, various discrete and continuous random variables, and properties of different distributions.
Introduces the basics of risk analysis and management in civil engineering, covering distributions, statistical reminders, and mathematical interpretation techniques.