MATH 4581 — Statistics and Stochastic Processes
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureusually offered: fall, spring, summertypical days: M/W/ThBostonTraditional
Continues topics introduced in MATH 3081. The first part of the course covers classical procedures of statistics including the t-test, linear regression, and the chi-square test. The second part provides an introduction to stochastic processes with emphasis on Markov chains, random walks, and Brownian motion, with applications to modeling and finance.
Prerequisites
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer B 2023 | 1 | 11 | 30 | 37% | 19.0 |
| Fall 2023 | 2 | 76 | 76 | 100% | 0.0 |
| Spring 2024 | 2 | 115 | 118 | 97% | 1.5 |
| Summer A 2024 | 1 | 10 | 35 | 29% | 25.0 |
| Summer B 2024 | 1 | 11 | 30 | 37% | 19.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 2 | 83 | 101 | 82% | 9.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 2 | 77 | 96 | 80% | 9.5 |
| Summer B 2025 | 1 | 14 | 30 | 47% | 16.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 2 | 92 | 101 | 91% | 4.5 |
| Spring 2026 | 2 | 81 | 96 | 84% | 7.5 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 96% · T 8% · W 96% · Th 96% · F 0%
Common patterns: MWR (92% of sections), MTWR (4% of sections), T (4% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- John Lindhe (100% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Hanai Sadaka (58% of students) · reviews
- John Lindhe (42% of students) · reviews
Summer A
- Hanai Sadaka (100% of students) · reviews
Summer B
- Matthew Webber (100% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
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Courses that list MATH 4581 in their prerequisites.
Links
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