Current Teaching
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STAT 49000 (2024 Spring): Predictive Modeling in Actuarial Science
- Slides. [PDF]
Jianxi Su, FSA, ACIA
Department of Statistics, Purdue University150 North University Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2067
jianxi@purdue.edu
Phone: (765) 494-6037
Past Teaching
- MA/STAT 49000, Predictive Modeling in Actuarial Science
- STAT 47900, Short Term Actuarial Models.
- MA/STAT 416, Probability.
Albert Einstein Quotes on Education
These quotes from Albert Einstein are deeply rooted in my learning philosophy (which I don't call it teaching philosophy). I hope you will also find them inspirational.
Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.
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A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.
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Most people say that is it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character.
The only source of knowledge is experience.
Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.