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Topics in probability theory
Course teacher(s)
Yves-Caoimhin SWAN (Coordinator)ECTS credits
5
Language(s) of instruction
english
Course content
The content changes regularly, according to the students' profiles and interests. This year I plan to cover the basics of Stein's method, based on the book
Chen, Louis HY, Larry Goldstein, and Qi-Man Shao. Normal approximation by Stein’s method. Springer Science & Business Media, 2010.
among many other sources.
Objectives (and/or specific learning outcomes)
After this course, a student will be able to
- get familiar with a non-standard topic in probability
- appreciate certain aspects of modern research in probability
Prerequisites and Corequisites
Required and Corequired knowledge and skills
Proficiency with measure theory
Adanced skills in calculus and real analysis
Teaching methods and learning activities
Lectures (theory)
References, bibliography, and recommended reading
A selection of recent research papers, to be fixed during the course
Course notes
- Université virtuelle
Contribution to the teaching profile
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Learning some advanced notions in some fields of probability and statistics
Other information
Contacts
Yvik Swan
<Yvik.Swan@ulb.be>
Campus
Plaine
Evaluation
Method(s) of evaluation
- Oral examination
- Oral presentation
Oral examination
Oral presentation
The exam is an oral test. It might also consist in an oral presentation or a project.
It is organized in June (and, if needed, in August/September).
Language(s) of evaluation
- english
- (if applicable french )