Course - Stochastic Population Models - ST2302
ST2302 - Stochastic Population Models
About
Examination arrangement
Examination arrangement: Oral examination
Grade: Letter grades
| Evaluation | Weighting | Duration | Grade deviation | Examination aids |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral examination | 100/100 | C |
Course content
Modelling of natural populations as stochastic processes. Multiplicative models. Stochastic growth rates. Environmental stochasticity. Demographic stochasticity. Density regulation. Diffusion processes. Stationary distributions. Quasi-stationary distributions. Extinction processes. Age structured populations. Applications in ecology and population genetics with emphasis on conservation of biodiversity.
Learning outcome
1. Knowledge. The student has learned basic population dynamics, including different applications of the concept of probability in population dynamics. The student can solve problemsrelated to modern research in ecology and conservation biology based on stochastic modelling. In particular the student knows how to perform viability analyses in populations withno density regulation, including predictions by stochastic simulations when parameters areunknown.2. Skills. The student can read literature in population dynamics and communicate withbiologists on construction of stochastic models in this field. The student can also formulatestochastic models by the diffusion approximation and perform simple analytical and somemore complex numerical computations by diffusion theory. The student can further performsimple analyses using stochastic age structured population models.
Learning methods and activities
Lectures. An oral final examination is the basis for the grade awarded in the course. The lectures may be given in English. If the course is taught in English, the exam may be given only in English. Students are free to choose Norwegian or English for written assessments.
Further on evaluation
In the case that the student receives an F/Fail as a final grade after both ordinary and re-sit exam, then the student must retake the course in its entirety. Submitted work that counts towards the final grade will also have to be retaken.
The re-sit exam is in August.
Recommended previous knowledge
ST1101 Probability and statistics.
Course materials
Will be announced at the start of the course.
Version: 1
Credits:
7.5 SP
Study level: Intermediate course, level II
Term no.: 1
Teaching semester: SPRING 2025
Language of instruction: English, Norwegian
Location: Trondheim
- Statistics
Department with academic responsibility
Department of Mathematical Sciences
Examination
Examination arrangement: Oral examination
- Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Examination system Room *
- Spring ORD Oral examination 100/100 C
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Room Building Number of candidates - Summer UTS Oral examination 100/100 C
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Room Building Number of candidates
- * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
For more information regarding registration for examination and examination procedures, see "Innsida - Exams"