PSTAT 160A - Fall 2017

Class info

• Class meetings: TR 12:30p-1:45p in HSSB 1173 (Section 200), TR 3:30-4:45p in PYSCH 1924 (Section 100)
• Textbook: Notes for the course will be available on GauchoSpace. Useful (not mandatory) textbooks are:
  • Introduction to Stochastic Processes with R, by Robert P. Dobrow. For a digital copy, please visit library.ucsb.edu to download. Note that you may need to sign into your library account for free access.
  • Introduction to Probability Models, 11th Edition, by Sheldon Ross. For a digital copy, please visit library.ucsb.edu to download. Note that you may need to sign into your library account for free access. We plan to cover chapters 1-4 and part of chapter 5.
  • Essentials of Stochastic Processes, by Rick Durrett. For a digital copy, please visit https://www.math.duke.edu/~rtd/EOSP/EOSP2E.pdf
  More information about the course, including the course calendar, can be found on GauchoSpace.
• Grades: Maintained primarily through GauchoSpace. A copy of the grading system can also be found here.

Contacts

Professor Hohn

• Email: hohn@pstat.ucsb.edu
• Office hours: T 10-11a, W 1-2p in South Hall 5421, or by appointment

TAs

TA contact information is available on both GauchoSpace and Piazza.

• Section 100

• Discussion
  • Michael Zhang T 7-8, HSSB 1236
  • Michael Zhang W 8-9, HSSB 1223
  • Franky Meng W 5-6, HSSB 1236
  • Sarah Marquis R 10-11, SH 1609

• Section 200

• Discussion
  • Sarah Marquis R 6-7, GIRV 2123
  • Andrea Angiuli F 8-9, HSSB 1215
  • Andrea Angiuli F 12-1, PHELP 3523

Administrative Links

• Curious about the university's policy regarding plagiarism and cheating? Check out UCSB's Academic Misconduct Policy and Procedures.
• You are responsible for arranging your classes such that the final exam for this class will not conflict or fall in rapid succession with other exams. No exceptions! Check out the Fall quarter final exam schedule.