- Editorial:
- CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Materia:
- Ciencia - STEM
- ISBN:
- 978-0-521-70172-3
UNDERSTANDING PROBABILITY: CHANCE RULES IN EVERYDAY LIFE
HENK TIJMS
Book News:
Tijms (operational research, Vrije U., Amsterdam) introduces novices to probability not through the standard theorem-proof style, but informally by using examples from real-life contexts. The account can be used as the core text in courses ranging from social sciences to engineering that require a good deal of student participation, or as a supplement in a more mathematical treatment of probability. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Book News:
Tijms (operational research, Vrije U., Amsterdam) introduces novices to probability not through the standard theorem-proof style, but informally by using examples from real-life contexts. The account can be used as the core text in courses ranging from social sciences to engineering that require a good deal of student participation, or as a supplement in a more mathematical treatment of probability. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Cambridge Univ Pr: In this fully revised second edition of Understanding Probability, the reader can learn about the world of probability in an informal way. The author demystifies the law of large numbers, betting systems, random walks, the bootstrap, rare events, the central limit theorem, the Bayesian approach and more. This second edition has wider coverage, more explanations and examples and exercises, and a new chapter introducing Markov chains, making it a great choice for a first probability course. But its easy-going style makes it just as valuable if you want to learn about the subject on your own, and high school algebra is really all the mathematical background you need.
Cambridge Univ Pr: New edition of the popular and informal introduction to probability, now with even more examples and exercises to help understanding.
