Elementary Probability
Elementary Probability
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.
- An update of a classic textbook
- All material class-tested for many years
- Author's reputation as an expositor and teacher is superb
Reviews & endorsements
"...this book is a superb resource of theory and application. You may never need to buy another book on probability." The Mathematical Gazette
"Excellent! A vast number of well-chosen worked examples and exercises guide the reader through the basic theory of probability at the elementary level....an excellent text." International Statistics Institute
Product details
August 2003Paperback
9780521534284
540 pages
250 × 180 × 36 mm
0.9kg
Available
Table of Contents
- 1. Probability
- 2. Conditional probability and independence
- 3. Counting
- 4. Random variables: distribution and expectation
- 5. Random vectors: independence and dependence
- 6. Generating functions and their applications
- 7. Continuous random variables
- 8. Jointly continuous random variables
- 9. Markov chains
- Appendix.
