1. SOME IMPORTANT AND RELEVANT TEXTS

2. PRACTICAL STATISTICS R. Walpole and R. Myers – Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists J. Devore – Probability and Statistics for Engineering and the Sciences

3. PROBABILITY MODELS W. Feller – An Introduction to Probability Theory and its Applications –THE book on the topic –Very challenging, old style, encyclopedic S. Ross – Introduction to Probability Models –Part of a vast series used through academia today

4. STOCHASTIC PROCESSES Thomas Saaty -- Elements of Queuing Theory with Applications –Of AHP fame D. P. Heymann and M. Sobel – Stochastic Models in Operations Research, Vol 1 V. G. Kulkarni – Modeling and Analysis of Stochastic Systems

5. SIMULATION A. Law and D. Kelton – Simulation Modeling and Analysis J. Banks, J. Carson, and B. Nelson – Discrete-Event System Simulation P. Bratley, B. Fox, and L. Schrage – A Guide to Simulation –Theoretical text

6. SPECIALTY P. Glasserman – Gradient Estimation via Perturbation Analysis P. Fishwick and R. Modjeski – Knowledge- Based Simulation, Methodology and Application G. Shedler – Regenerative Stochastic Simulation L. Telksnys – Detection of Changes in Random Processes