William P. Peterson

A.B., Dartmouth College, 1979
M.S., Ph.D., Stanford University, 1985

Professor
Department of Mathematics
Middlebury College

My research interests are in Applied Probability and Stochastic Processes.
I completed my doctoral work in Operations Research (now part of MS&E)
at Stanford University, specializing in heavy traffic limit theorems for queueing
networks. My dissertation advisor was J. Michael Harrison.

Related Links

2007-08 Courses

 Fall 2007

  MATH 310: Probability

 

 

 Spring 2008

  MATH 116: Introduction to Statistical Science

 

 

The CHANCE Project

CHANCE is a case study course that introduces probability and statistics in the context of current news stories. Working with J. Laurie Snell of Dartmouth College , I help maintain an electronic database of materials for teaching the course:

The CHANCE Database

Our longtime newsletter Chance News has now become a Wiki, where you are invited to view contributions from other readers or add new posts of your own.

 

A story about the course appeared in Chance Magazine, Summer-Fall 1992.

William P. Peterson
Dept. of Mathematics and Computer Science
Middlebury College
Middlebury, VT 05753-6145

(802) 443-5417 Office
(802) 443-2080 FAX

 

wpeterso@middlebury.edu

This page last updated 29 January 2008