一、課程說明(Course Desc<x>ription) 
<br>The main purpose of this course is to help students learn the topic related 
<br>to the network reliability, and understand the fundamental knowledge of 
<br>reliability and realize its applications. We also discuss the reliability of 
<br>various network problems. Through out the course using lectures, paper reading 
<br>and discussions, and the speeches of invited scholars, students would be more 
<br>familiar with the basis of the network reliability, the background of the 
<br>development of the reliability, and the trend of the future research of the 
<br>network reliability. 
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<br>二、指定用書(Text Books) 
<br>1. Lecture Notes, Case Problems 
<br>2. Selected literatures in Omega, Interface, IEEE, Decision Science, etc. 
<br>3. Cox, Risk Analysis of Complex and Uncertain Systems. Springer 
<br>Science+Business Media, LLC 2009
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<br>三、參考書籍(References) 
<br>Bedford & Cooke, Probabilistic Risk Analysis: foundations and methods. 
<br>Cambridge University Press, 3rd Edition, 2004.
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<br>四、教學方式(Teaching Method) 
<br>Lecture, Paper Reading & Discussions, &Term Project, &Online teaching, &Quiz 
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<br>五、教學進度(Syllabus)
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<br>第 1 週	Introduction of the Reliability
<br>第 2 週	Simplification Swarm Optimization (SSO) & Redundant allocation 
<br>reliability 
<br>(RAP)
<br>第 3 週	Reliability Redundant allocation reliability (RRAP) & Cold-standby RRAP
<br>第 4 週	Binary State Network Reliability (State Space/IE/SDP/Factoring)
<br>第 5 週	Talk
<br>第 6 週	Binary State Network Reliability (BAT)
<br>第 7 週	Minimal Path/Cut/Applications
<br>第 8 週	Midterm
<br>第 9 週	Monte Carlo Simulation (MCS)
<br>第 10 週 Multi-State Flow Network Reliability (d-MP/d-MC)
<br>第 11 週 Talk
<br>第 12 週 Information Network Reliability
<br>第 13 週 Universal Generating Function Method (UGFM)
<br>第 14 週 Multi-Commodity Multi-State Flow Network
<br>第 15 週 Reliability Problems and Applications 
<br>第 16 週 Final
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<br>六、成績考核(Evaluation) 
<br>Online One Presentation for SCI paper or Project 50% & 6 quiz substitute final 
<br>exam 50% 
<br>or
<br>Homework for Midterm 50% & 6 quiz substitute final exam 50%
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