Elementary Probability
eBook - PDF

Elementary Probability

  1. 538 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Elementary Probability

About this book

Now available in a fully revised and updated second edition, this well established textbook provides a straightforward introduction to the theory of probability. The presentation is entertaining without any sacrifice of rigour; important notions are covered with the clarity that the subject demands. Topics covered include conditional probability, independence, discrete and continuous random variables, basic combinatorics, generating functions and limit theorems, and an introduction to Markov chains. The text is accessible to undergraduate students and provides numerous worked examples and exercises to help build the important skills necessary for problem solving.

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Information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2003
Print ISBN
9780521833448
eBook ISBN
9780511075742
Edition
2
Topic
Mathematics
Subtopic
Probability & Statistics
Index
Mathematics

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Preface to the Second Edition
  7. 0 Introduction
  8. 1 Probability
  9. 2 Conditional Probability and Independence
  10. 3 Counting
  11. 4 Random Variables: Distribution and Expectation
  12. 5 Random Vectors: Independence and Dependence
  13. 6 Generating Functions and Their Applications
  14. 7 Continuous Random Variables
  15. 8 Jointly Continuous Random Variables
  16. 9 Markov Chains
  17. Appendix: Solutions and Hints for Selected Exercises and Problems
  18. Further Reading
  19. Index of Notation
  20. Index

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