Statistics and stochastics in naval architecture and ocean engineering

Instructor:

http://intranet.tuhh.de/kvvz/lv_liste_fenster.php?id=2023&Lang=en

V. Müller

Course Format:

2 hours Lecture

Period:

Winter Semester

Recommended Previous Knowledge:

Basic mathematics corresponding to the courses offered on Bachelor level (Naval Architecture, Mechanical Engineering) or equivalent

Contents:

1. Fundamentals of statistics
2. Set theory
3. Statistical events and their notation
4. Probability space
5. Conditional probability
6. Random variables and probability
7. Discrete and continuous distribution
8. Expected values and variance
9. Law of large numbers and central limit theorem
10. Random processes
11. General harmonic analysis
12. Sea state as a Gaussian process

Learning Outcomes:

Introduction to statistical methods for naval architects

 

Reading Resources:

 

•  Vorlesungsmanuskript:

W. Blendermann: Grundlagen der Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung

Aufgabensammlung

 

Performance Record:

Written Exam

ECTS Credit Points:

3.0

Workload:

90 hours total

 

Further Information:

http://www.tuhh.de/~fdske/ger/lehre.html

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