text is designed for an introductory probability course at the university level for sophomores, juniors, and seniors in mathematics, physical and social sciences, engineering, and computer science. It presents a thorough treatment of ideas and techniques necessary for a firm understanding of the subject. The text is also recommended for use in discrete probability courses. The material is organized so that the discrete and continuous probability discussions are presented in a separate, but parallel, manner. This organization does not emphasize an overly rigorous or formal view of probabililty and therefore offers some strong pedagogical value. Hence, the discrete discussions can sometimes serve to motivate the more abstract continuous probability discussions. Features: Key ideas are developed in a somewhat leisurely style, providing a variety of interesting applications to probability and showing some nonintuitive ideas. Over 600 exercises provide the opportunity for practicing skills and developing a sound understanding of ideas. Numerous historical comments deal with the development of discrete probability. The text includes many computer programs that illustrate the algorithms or the methods of computation for important problems.
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"The book is a beautiful introduction to probability theory at the beginning level. The book contains a lot of examples and an easy development of theory without any sacrifice of rigor, keeping the abstraction to a minimal level. It is indeed a valuable addition to the study of probability theory." ---- Zentralblatt MATH
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Brilliant book on probability theory,
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This is a wonderful book on probability theory.
I first used it at Dartmouth in an intro course 12 years ago, and I still find it illuminating. The level is at once highly rigorous and extremely readable & engaging. I believe anyone can read this book (a smattering of first-year calculus would help to understand the sections on continuous probability distributions). The paradoxes in Chp 4 are memorable, as is the medical question on false positives / false negatives, which most med students failed. With a chapter on random walks, this is also the perfect introduction for anyone in physics / finance seeking to study stochastic calculus. Truly, there's nothing that is (a) more clearly written (b) more enjoyable to read (if you like math)
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A good variety of problems, easy, medium, and hard. I was able to read through the chapters and understand the mathematics. The computer programs truly complement the sections.
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- An Introduction to Probability Theory and Its Applications, Vol. 1, 3rd Edition by William Feller on 8 pages
- Games, Gods and Gambling by F. N. David on 5 pages
- Ask Marilyn by Marilyn Vos Savant on page 86, page 136, and page 176
- First Course in Probability, A (7th Edition) by Sheldon Ross on page 222, and page 270
- Histoire Naturelle by GeorgesLouis De Buffon on page 50
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- Probability, Statistics, and Queuing Theory with Computer Science Applications, Second Edition (Computer Science and Scientific Computing) by Arnold O. Allen on page 106, page 373, and page 480
- Statistical and Thermal Physics: Fundamentals and Applications by M.D. Sturge on page 87, and Back Matter
- Handbook of Space Astronomy and Astrophysics by Dr Martin V. Zombeck on page 583, and page 595
- The Teaching and Learning of Mathematics at University Level - An ICMI Study (NEW ICMI STUDY SERIES Volume 7) by Derek Holton on page 363, and page 369
- From Elementary Probability to Stochastic Differential Equations with MAPLE by Sasha Cyganowski in Back Matter
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