Elementary probability
This fully revised and updated new edition of the well established textbook affords a clear introduction to the theory of probability. Topics covered include conditional probability, independence, discrete and continuous random variables, generating functions and limit theorems, and an introduction to Markov chains. The text is accessible to undergraduate students and provides numerous examples and exercises to help develop the important skills necessary for problem solving. (Publisher)
Print Book, English, 2007
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2007
XII, 524 p. : il. ; 26 cm
9780521534284, 0521534283
851313783
Preface to the Second edition
Introduction
Probability
Conditional probability and independence
Counting
Random variables: distribution and expectation
Random vectors: independence and dependence
Generating functions and their applications
Continuous random variables
Jointly continuous random variable
Markov chains
Appendix: Solutions and hints for selected exercises and problems
Further reading
Index of notation
Index