Introduction to Stochastic Dynamic Programming (PROBABILITY AND MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS) - Hardcover

Ross, Sheldon

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0125984200 ISBN 13: 9780125984201

Publisher: Academic Pr, 1983

Synopsis

This book presents the basic theory and examines the scope of applications of stochastic dynamic programming. The mathematical prerequisites for this text are relatively few. No prior knowledge of dynamic programming is assumed and only a moderate familiarity with probability, including the use of conditional expectation, is necessary.

About this title

About the Author:

Sheldon M. Ross is a professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research at the University of Southern California. He received his Ph.D. in statistics at Stanford University in 1968. He has published many technical articles and textbooks in the areas of statistics and applied probability. Among his texts are A First Course in Probability, Introduction to Probability Models, Stochastic Processes, and Introductory Statistics. Professor Ross is the founding and continuing editor of the journal Probability in the Engineering and Informational Sciences. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics, and a recipient of the Humboldt US Senior Scientist Award.

About this edition

• Publisher: Academic Pr
• Publication date: 1983
• ISBN 10: 0125984200
• ISBN 13: 9780125984201
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 164