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Readings

Lec # Topics Readings
1 Introduction, Overview
2 Pedestrian Crossing Problem, Random Incidence Sections 2.13, 2.14
3 Pedestrian Crossing Problem, Buffon's Needle Experiment Sections 2.13, 2.14, 3.3.1
4 Functions of Random Variables I
5 Crofton's Method Lecture Note, Section 3.5
6 Stick Breaking Problem, Two Dimensional Travel Problem, Travel with a Barrier Problem Lecture Note, Section 2.1
7 Geometrical Probability II
8 Some Transportation Models
9 Introduction to Queues: Little's Law
10 Markov Birth-and-Death Queues
11 More General Markov Queues
12 The M/G/1 Queue and Extensions
13 Congestions Pricing
Quiz #1
14 Spatial M/G/1 Queueing Model Sections 5.1, 5.2, 5.3(excluding 5.3.5)
15 Hypercube Queueing Model, Expected Travel Distances and Expected Travel Times Sections 5.4(excluding 5.4.5), 5.8
16 The Queue Inference Engine
17 Introduction to Network Models Sections 6.1, 6.2(excluding 6.2.2 and 6.2.3), 6.3
18 Facility Location Problems
19 Location Problems Section 6.5(excluding 6.5.6 and 6.5.7)
20 Edge and Node Covering Section 6.4
21 Probabilistic Routing Problems Section 6.4
22 Simulating Randomness
Quiz #2
23 Implementation
24 Final Round Up!