ABSTRACT

Evolved from the lectures of a recognized pioneer in developing the theory of reliability, Mathematical Models for Systems Reliability provides a rigorous treatment of the required probability background for understanding reliability theory.

This classroom-tested text begins by discussing the Poisson process and its associated probability

chapter 1|38 pages

Preliminaries

chapter 2|24 pages

Statistical life length distributions

chapter 6|26 pages

Continuous-time Markov chains

chapter 7|30 pages

First passage time for systems reliability

chapter 9|40 pages

Integral equations in reliability theory