Discrete Probability (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics) - Tapa blanda

Libro 107 de 168: Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics

Gordon, Hugh

 
9781461273592: Discrete Probability (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics)
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ISBN 10: 1461273595 ISBN 13: 9781461273592
Editorial: Springer, 2012

Sinopsis

"Discrete Probability" is an introductory textbook for a first course in probability theory. The book comprises a collection of 405 problems with answers at the end of the book. Half page long biographical essays give the reader insights in the lifes of such famous contributors to probability as Fermat, Pascal, Laplace, Bayes, Bernoulli, Stirling, Markov, and many others. A wide range of readers will enjoy this book and it should be useful in the undergraduate programs at many colleges and universities.

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"The strength of the book are undoubtedly its exercises (over 400 of them), all with numerical solutions, and the many interesting remarks on the history of probability theory and biographies of important personalities that are scattered throughout the book."
European Mathematical Society Newsletter, December 2000

Reseña del editor

Intended as a first course in probability at post-calculus level, this book is of special interest to students majoring in computer science as well as in mathematics. Since calculus is used only occasionally in the text, students who have forgotten their calculus can nevertheless easily understand the book, and its slow, gentle style and clear exposition will also appeal. Basic concepts such as counting, independence, conditional probability, random variables, approximation of probabilities, generating functions, random walks and Markov chains are all clearly explained and backed by many worked exercises. The 1,196 numerical answers to the 405 exercises, many with multiple parts, are included at the end of the book, and throughout, there are various historical comments on the study of probability. These include biographical information on such famous contributors as Fermat, Pascal, the Bernoullis, DeMoivre, Bayes, Laplace, Poisson, and Markov. Of interest to a wide range of readers and useful in many undergraduate programs.

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Springer
Año de publicación
2012
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Inglés
ISBN 10 
1461273595
ISBN 13 
9781461273592
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