Lecture 1

Duration: 1 hour 9 mins 24 secs
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Description: Michael Steele's series of ten lectures on Probability Theory and Combinatorial Optimization, delivered in Michigan Technological University in 1995.
 
Created: 2012-01-28 15:26
Collection: CBMS Lectures on Probability Theory and Combinatorial Optimization
Publisher: University of Cambridge
Copyright: Michael Steele
Language: eng (English)
Keywords: long common subsequence; longest increasing subsequence; Fekete's lemma; large deviations; Azuma's inequality; Doob's martingale; De-Poissonisation;
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Director:  Anant Godbole
Performer:  Michael Steele
 
Abstract: Michael Steele's series of ten lectures on Probability Theory and Combinatorial Optimization, delivered in Michigan Technological University in 1995.

The videos were shot by MTU's Audio/Video/Equipment Department. These videos were made possible by an NSF-CBMS Grant DMS-9415060 awarded to Michigan Technological University (Anant Godbole, PI). We thank NSF, CBMS, and MTU for allowing us to post the videos, and Anant Godbole for making them available.
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