After graduating from Milaca High School in Milaca, Minnesota, Isaacson earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics at Macalester College, then completed his master's and doctorate at University of Minnesota.[1] He joined the Iowa State University faculty in 1968, and served as chair of the Department of Statistics from 1984 to 2002,[2][3] when he was succeeded in the role by Kenneth Koehler.[4][5] Isaacson was granted emeritus status upon retirement in 2009.[6][2]
^Reviews of Markov Chains: Theory and Applications include:
Karr, Alan F. (July 1978). "Markov Chains: Theory and Applications (Dean L. Isaacson and Richard W. Madsen)". SIAM Review. 20 (3): 606–607. doi:10.1137/1020086. ProQuest926182037
Bartholomew, D. J. (March 1977). "Markov Chains: Theory and Applications. By D. L. Isaacson and R. W. Madsen. New York and London, Wiley, 1976. x, 256 p. 24·5 cm. £14·55". Royal Statistical Society. Journal. Series A: General. 140 (2): 244–245. doi:10.2307/2344895. JSTOR2344895.
Unwin, Anthony (1977). "Markov Chains — Theory and Applications". Journal of the Operational Research Society. 28 (1): 236–237. doi:10.1057/jors.1977.44.
McGinnis, Robert (May 1977). "Reviewed Work: Markov Chains Theory and Applications. by Dean L. Isaacson, Richard W. Madsen". Contemporary Sociology. 6 (3). doi:10.2307/2064802. JSTOR2064802. S2CID117130350.