Understanding Probability: Chance Rules in Everyday Life
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| Rating | : | 4.85 (690 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0521540364 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 390 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-05-31 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A great introductory probability book Henk Tijms is one of the world's leading experts in applied probability. This book is a wonderful introduction to probability theory. The second half of book a requires basic differntial calculus but beyond that only high school algebra is required. First half of book motivates probabilistic thinking through many fascinating examples and problems. Second half of book fills in the rigor. What sets the book apart is that unlike most books every problem and example are interesting. Another excellent feature is the fact that simulation is used throughout to develop probabilistic inttiution. All in all a wonderful book.I write textbooks in th. Just what I needed Frank Hall This was a textbook for a class. It is just what I needed at almost half the price.. Mathemat said Great intro to probability. I am a physician who uses probabilty and statistics in research and I am always interested in finding textbooks that are such effective teaching instruments that they are suitable for self-study. Unfortunately work has prevented me from finishing this book for now and so my comments are based on an incomplete reading of the book but my initial impression was positive and I thought it was worth sharing. But it is one of the best books I have found. It is a nice balance between mathematical rigor and expository writing and I very much appreciated historical anecdotes that come in handy when one wonders if one has what it takes to finish th
Students will be challenged by the first part, and teaches will enjoy the entire book."Phillip Makurat, MATHEMATICS TEACHER"I would recommend this text for instructors who may wish to try a fresh and very stimulating approach towards a first course in probability." Mark Schilling, Cal State Northridge, The American Statistician. "This is a great book both for high school students and for teachers
Mastering the concepts of probability can cast new light on situations in which randomness and chance appear to rule. With an emphasis on why probability works and how it can be applied, Henk Tijms introduces the reader to the world of probability in an informal way. Lotteries and casino games provide a natural source of motivation, and he carefully discusses these with many worked examples to illustrate the key concepts from probability theory. He is the author of several textbooks, including A First Course in Stochastic Models (Wiley, 2003), as well as numerous papers on applied probability and stochastic optimi
. The author of several textbooks including, A First Course in Stochastic Models, he is intensively active in the popularization of applied mathematics and probability in Dutch high schools. Henk Tijms is Professor in Operations Research at the Vrije University in Amsterdam. He has also written numerous papers on applied probability and stochastic optimization for international journals including Applied Proba