Postgraduate Course: Probability 2 (MATH11099)
Course Outline
| School | School of Mathematics | 
College | College of Science and Engineering | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) | 
Availability | Not available to visiting students | 
 
| SCQF Credits | 20 | 
ECTS Credits | 10 | 
 
 
| Summary | *Only Postgraduate Taught students on Mathematics Degree Programmes and Undergraduate MMath Year 5 students may take this course, and selection requires the approval of the Programme Director.* 
 
This course covers the application of the theory of probability to many examples appearing in several areas of science. 
 
The course includes Montecarlo simulation methods and simple stochastic differential equations. | 
 
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites | 
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Other requirements |  None | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes 
    Application of concepts in probability theory to physical problems such as Brownian motion. 
 
Ability to use numerical methods to simulate the mathematical behaviour of different stochastic phenomena.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills | 
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| Special Arrangements | 
Selection of this course requires the approval of the Programme Director. | 
 
| Keywords | Prob2 | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Prof Istvan Gyongy 
Tel: (0131 6)50 5945 
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Course secretary | Mrs Frances Reid 
Tel: (0131 6)50 4883 
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