Schaum's Outline of Probability (Schaum's) [Paperback]

Seymour Lipschutz (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0070379823 | ISBN-13: 978-0070379824 | Publication Date: June 1968 | Edition: 1St Edition

Students love Schaum's Outlines because they produce results. Each year, hundreds of thousands of students improve their test scores and final grades with these indispensable study guides.

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Master probability with Schaum's--the high-performance study guide. It will help you cut study time, hone problem-solving skills, and achieve your personal best on exams! Students love Schaum's Outlines because they produce results. Each year, hundreds of thousands of students improve their test scores and final grades with these indispensible study guides. Get the edge on your classmates. Use Schaum's!

If you don't have a lot of time but want to excel in class, this book helps you: Brush up before tests; Find answers fast; Study quickly and more effectively; Get the big picture without spending hours poring over lengthy textbooks. Schaum's Outlines give you the information your teachers expect you to know in a handy and succinct format--without overwhelming you with unnecessary details. You get a complete overview of the subject. Plus, you get plenty of practice exercises to test your skill. Compatible with any classroom text, Schaum's let you study at your own pace and reminds you of all the important facts you need to remember--fast! And Schaum's are so complete, they're perfect for preparing for graduate or professional exams. Inside, you will find: Coverage of all course fundamentals; 500 solved problems, including step-by-step solutions; Hundreds more answered problems; Examples of effective problem-solving;

Clear explanations of all principal probability concepts and techniques. If you want top grades and thorough understanding of probability, this powerful study tool is the best tutor you can have! Chapters include: What is Probability? Set Theory. Techniques of Counting. Introduction to Probability. Conditional Probability and Independence. Random Variables. Binomial, Normal, and Poisson Distributions. Markov Chains.

About the Author

Seymour Lipschutz is presently on the Mathematics faculty at Temple University. He formerly taught at the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn and was a visiting professor in the Computer Science Department of Brooklyn College.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill; 1St Edition edition (June 1968)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070379823
• ISBN-13: 978-0070379824
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.7 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #268,983 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent practical tool for learning; NOT sexist., October 27, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Schaum's Outline of Probability (Schaum's) (Paperback)

This book, like so many other Schaum's outlines, helped me years ago by giving me hundreds of problems and solutions.

Now, I use this book as a supplement to college courses i teach in probability theory. It is the best book for simplifying problems that confuse many students. It helps make the material far more accessible.

One person claimed the book was sexist; the book is ACCURATE. In every college i have any knowledge of, there are many more men than women in the math and phsyics courses. This is how the current world is. Bottom line: this book will help women and men learn probability theory.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You'll excel!!!, October 22, 2001

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This review is from: Schaum's Outline of Theory and Problems of Probability (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

I picked up this book upon a recommendation from my college bookstore. In class, we're using "A First Course in Probability" by Sheldon Ross. The book is too dry and made me fail the first test. Upon picking up this book though, I was able to do a lot of practice problems, was able to understand most concepts but more importantly, pass the class with an "A". I would recommend this book to anyone struggling in their probability class.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Too basic - non standard, March 9, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Schaum's Outline of Theory and Problems of Probability (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

I picked this book without realizing that it is meant for high school students. Thus the book is very basic and really only goes into Gaussian distributions.

My real complaint with this book is the notations used to represent some equations are non-standard. As well it is quite heavy on the mathematical shortcuts like
S={x:x is N C Z C R} which really means S is equal to x, such that x is a natural/positive integer contained in all integers positive or negative which is contained in all real numbers. (Whew!) The book seems to do this often. (trying to impress rather than teach?)

I felt its definition of random variables was poor and quite vague, and what little time is spent on them is single discrete random variables. Also the mathematical shortcuts are a nuisance since the non-standard notation being used, I found myself going back and wonder what capital Gamma and Phi were defined as.

There are millions of (easy) examples in this book, and as a graduate student this book had little to offer me except some frustration. I gave it 3 stars since I think that when I was in high school, the mathematical notation would have intimidated me, but it does have some useful examples. (I most likely would have given it 1 star back then)

If you are looking for a better book (Schaums) than this, try
Schaum's Outline of Probability, Random Variables, and Random Processes. This book covers everything up to multiple R.V's, and random processes, moment gen functions etc etc.

This book is just too basic and too complicated at the same time, but does have some value.