M7111 Topics on mathematical modelling

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Petr Lánský, DrSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Ivanka Horová, CSc.
Department of Mathematics and Statistics – Departments – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Wed 12:00–13:50 M4,01024
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
Selected methods of mathematical modeling are presented and developed. A comparison between deterministic and stochastic approaches is followed in detail. New trends in mathematical modeling are introduced and reviewed. Each chapter is supplemented by a summary of applied mathematical procedures.
Syllabus
  • Program is modified with respect to models under consideration 1) Hypergeometric probability distribution 2) Poisson probability distribution 3) Random variable simulation 4) Poisson process, in time and space 5) Sequences of random variables 5) Information coding 6) Birth-and-death processes 7) Deterministic population models 8) Diffusion processes 9) Stocastic differential equations
Literature
  • TUCKWELL, Henry C. Elementary applications of probability theory : with an introduction to stochastic differential equations. 2nd ed. London: Chapman and Hall, 1995, xv, 292. ISBN 0412576201. info
Teaching methods
Lectures and discussion
Assessment methods
lectures, class discussion, presentations by professionals in the field
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Autumn 2010 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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