Introduction to Probability

by John E. Freund

Book Overview

For centuries, humans lived with the "uncertainties" of everyday life, unaware of probability theory and how it might be applied to the solution of simple problems of daily living or used to study the laws of nature. It was not until the advent of the scientific method with its emphasis on observation and experimentation that people began to think about the role probability might play in areas of life that once seemed ruled by blind chance. Today,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486675491
• ISBN13: 9780486675497
• Release Date: May 1993
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

An introduction, not a deep book

This book is very good for those who have little knowledge in Probability but do manage some basic math concepts: polinomials, factorials, limits, etc. I bought it because I was looking for a mathematical course in Probability but this book is not for that, it is very simple. It is not a "definition-theorem-proof" book.

Will work well as a text if you are teaching probability or for self-study

The fundamentals of probability are topics that most students pick up fairly well and also seem to enjoy. It is also a skill that is growing more essential for effective functioning in modern society. This book is designed to teach those basics and the level and quality of exposition are what they should be to get the job done. The chapters are: *) Possibilities *) Probabilities *) Expectations *) Events *) Rules of probability *) Conditional probabilities *) Probability distributions *) The law of large numbers A large set of detailed problems appears at the end of each section and short solutions to the odd-numbered ones are included in an appendix. If you are teaching a short course in probability or want to learn it on your own, this book will work well for you.

Basic introduction

Nice examples, a bit basic for my needs.The target audience of this book would be 1st year undergradate students. Mathematically very simple, but everything is explained well.

This is a great book with real life examples.

I've never seen a probability book with such good examples. Most books on probability give you all of the equations, but they don't really tell you how to apply them to real situations. This book has nothing but real examples. It is the book on probability that I have been looking for