A First Course in ProbabilityA First Course in Probability, Eighth Edition, features clear and intuitive explanations of the mathematics of probability theory, outstanding problem sets, and a variety of diverse examples and applications. This book is ideal for an upper-level undergraduate or graduate level introduction to probability for math, science, engineering and business students. It assumes a background in elementary calculus. |
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Contents
Axioms of Probability | 22 |
Conditional Probability and Independence | 58 |
Random Variables | 117 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | A First Course in Probability |
| Author | Sheldon M. Ross |
| Edition | 8 |
| Publisher | Pearson Prentice Hall, 2010 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | Apr 6, 2011 |
| ISBN | 013603313X, 9780136033134 |
| Length | 530 pages |
| Subjects | › › Mathematics / Probability & Statistics / General |
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