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| A First Course in Probability (6th Edition)
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Edition: 6
Author: Sheldon Ross
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Release Date: 2001-07-31
ISBN-10: 0130338516
ISBN-13: 9780130338518
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This market-leading introduction to probability features exceptionally clear explanations of the mathematics of probability theory and explores its many diverse applications through numerous interesting and motivational examples. The outstanding problem sets are a hallmark feature of this book. Provides clear, complete explanations to fully explain mathematical concepts. Features subsections on the probabilistic method and the maximum-minimums identity. Includes many new examples relating to DNA matching, utility, finance, and applications of the probabilistic method. Features an intuitive treatment of probabilityintuitive explanations follow many examples. The Probability Models Disk included with each copy of the book, contains six probability models that are referenced in the book and allow readers to quickly and easily perform calculations and simulations.
Upper division college probability course
| Customer Rating: | When compared to the other texts being used by other professors teaching the same course, I found this book to be very complete, and easily understandable. It is an appropriate source for learning basic probability theory and calculation. Included are many examples to solidify concepts. For the more advanced student, there are theories and proofs, and for the beginning student there are sufficient basic calculation problems to solidify the concepts.
I personally liked that this text was geared towards basic mathematical theory. Other texts might include more complex probability models the business student could use to plug and play without considering the math behind the models. But if you are interested in the math. This is a great text. |
No BS from Ross - solid intro.
| Customer Rating: | I don't understand why so many reviewers are claiming you need a "strong" math background. You do need a math background, this *is* mathematics, right? You need to know your calculus, of course. Why would you hope or think otherwise?
But Ross won't BS you into pushing sigma-algebras at your face, cluttering up the reading with "rigour", when you can't make sense of rigour, since you haven't taken measure theory (we all haven't, at this point, and most will not). So Ross is not making any false claims. Let's keep it real.
The book is loaded with examples, as many reviewers mentioned. The examples are relevant, with many a classic problem present. Some examples may be hard, but yet again Ross is not fooling you with problems so stupid they're not even worth solving. Besides, there are loads of exercises, not all easy, not all hard. You only learn through examples and through exercises. I've seen problems on my exams that are like the ones Ross exemplified. Expect the same, even if you are following a "nice" easy-reading book with *no* examples. I hope you get my drift.
Maybe Ross could be made better with more verbose explanations? Possibly. Yet, I found out this is one book that I can't do without. I don't think the same about a bunch of other introductory texts I have. I could toss away a dozen, but I would keep Ross. If you feel this is too hard, you can probably benefit from another text to use side-by-side, like Dekking's.
Anyways, this is an excellent book. Work it! Don't believe all the whining (maybe their teachers chose the wrong book for the wrong crowd). You do *not* need to be a math genius to read this book. Math, physics, engineering, finance undergrads will feel at home with Ross. |
Probably Not The Best
| Customer Rating: | | Ross's 7th Edition A First Course In Probability is a staple text for Statisitcs classes. The explanations are quite complex. The problems in the back of every chapter are so much harder than the examples provided in the text. If you're oblivious to some statisitcal concepts and are seeking to advance into an intermediate understanding of statisitcs, do not buy this book! If it is a required text for a class, make sure you suppliment it with a calculus text book and a lower level stat book that goes over the basics. This book doesn't aim to teach but rather expand on the concepts you should already know! Good Luck! |
Fantastic Introductory Book
| Customer Rating: | I used this book in my second year of undergrad in an introductory probability course. This book was perfect for such a course. It is a very easy introduction to the world of probability. Ross assumes almost nothing but basic calculus and a willingness to work through the problems to increase your understanding. Some of the other reviews I have read basically are asking for the author to hold your hand and do all the work for you. I felt like this book actually does this a little too much at times, but really strikes an almost perfect balance between simplicity and technical rigor.
Obviously one needs to move on to much more technical and rigorous texts before one actually has an understanding of probability. However, one of the most important abilities I have found in my academic life is the ability to use the basics that I learned in Ross to conceptualize much more difficult concepts. I continually refer back to this book for a intuitive explanation of certain basic concepts when I feel a little rusty during my every day use of probability.
One must be aware though that as my current probability teacher said, probability is inherently challenging, it is not as trivial as calculus. In the sense that our natural world, at a first approximation, follows the laws of Newtonian physics for which calculus was invented; however, probability is much less intuitive and everyone has a difficulty with it at some point or another. |
One of my favorites for essential probability topics
| Customer Rating: | | This book is really great for the essentials of probability. I see that some people found it hard to understand and my feeling is that these are people who are not familiar with the math that is prerequisite to probability. If you're familiar with basic calculus and sets, this book is a good reference or intro to the topic of probability. |
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