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Table of contents :
Content: Basics of Probability Theory
Markov Chains
Markov Decision Processes
The Exponential Distribution and Poisson Process
Jump Markov Processes
Elements of Queueing Theory
Elements of Renewal Theory
Elements of Time Series
Elements of Stochastic Calculus
Elements of Mathematical Finance
Elements of Simulation.