Title:
Probability through problems
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Series:
Problem books in mathematics
Publication Information:
New York, NY : Springer, 2001
Physical Description:
viii, 257 p. ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9780387950631
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Summary
Summary
This book of problems is designed to challenge students learning probability. Each chapter is divided into three parts: Problems, Hints, and Solutions. All Problems sections include expository material, making the book self-contained. Definitions and statements of important results are interlaced with relevant problems. The only prerequisite is basic algebra and calculus.
Table of Contents
Modelling Random Experiments |
Classical Probability Spaces |
Fields |
Finitely Additive Probability |
Sigma Fields |
Countably Additive Probability |
Conditional Probability and Independence |
Random Variables and Their Distributions |
Expectation and Variance |
Conditional Expectation |
Characteristic Functions |
Limit Theorems |
Bibliography |