The pleasures of probability / Richard Isaac.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Isaac, Richard.

Series:

Undergraduate texts in mathematics. Readings in mathematics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Probabilities.

Physical Description:

xv, 241 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer-Verlag, [1995]

Summary:

The purpose of "The Pleasures of Probability" is to introduce some of the most fundamental ideas in classical probability to a fairly general audience - reaching from mathematical amateurs to scientists, from students to professional mathematicians. The only prerequisites required are a decent background in elementary algebra and an interest in discussions of a variety of problems and applications in probability. The style is informal, and the chapters are more like essays on a particular topic than textbook treatments. Even well-known problems are often covered in more depth than usual in order to illustrate underlying ideas. The book can be used as a text for a first course in probability or as a companion to a text. Each chapter ends with a few problems, the answers to which are given at the end of the book.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [235]-237) and index.

ISBN:

038794415X

OCLC:

31374740