Elementary Probability for Applications

Durrett, Rick

ISBN 10: 0521867568 / ISBN 13: 9780521867566

Editore: Cambridge University Press, 2009

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• Titolo: Elementary Probability for Applications
• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0521867568
• ISBN 13: 9780521867566
• Rilegatura: hardcover
• Edizione: 1st Edition.
• Condizione: Good

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Riassunto

This is a perfect one-semester introduction to probability, for students who are familiar with basic calculus. The lively style reflects the author's philosophy that the best way to learn probability is to see it in action, and he gives over 200 examples from genetics, sports, finance, and current events.

Informazioni sull?autore

Rick Durrett received his Ph.D. in operations research from Stanford University in 1976. After nine years at UCLA, he came to Cornell University in 1985, where he is a professor of mathematics. He is the author of 8 books and more than 170 journal articles on a wide variety of topics, and he has supervised more than 40 Ph.D. students. He is a member of the National Academy of Science, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics.