Elementary Probability with Applications

by Larry Rabinowitz

Overview

Rabinowitz's (mathematics, College of William and Mary) textbook is designed for use with non-math majors in a one semester or one quarter course in discrete probability. The text focuses on how probability models with underlying assumptions can be used to model real world situations. Coverage includes basic probability concepts; conditional probability and the multiplication rule; combining the addition and multiplication rules; random variables, distributions, and expected values; sampling without and with replacement; and simple statistical tests. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367393625
Publisher:	A K PETERS
Publication date:	10/07/2019
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	8.25(w) x 11.69(h) x (d)

About the Author

Larry Rabinowitz taught mathematics and probability in the mathematics department at The College of William and Mary for over 30 years.

Table of Contents

Basic Concepts in Probability. Conditional Probability and the Multiplication Rule. Independence. Combining the Addition and Multiplication Rules. Combining the Addition and Multiplication Rules—Applications. Random Variables, Distributions, and Expected Values. Joint Distributions and Conditional Expectations. Sampling without Replacement. Sampling with Replacement. Sampling with Replacement (Continued). Binomial Tests. Appendix. Short Answers to Selected Exercises. Bibliography. Index.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

" "The chosen approach is practical and entertaining. The book is a useful tool for teachers and for anybody interested in basic ideas and applications of classical probability theory." -EMS Newsletter, June 2005

"This book would be excellent for a minicourse at a higher level of high school as well as a semester course at the college level." -Larry White, NCTM, October 2005

"This book was surprisingly refreshing and did a great job using real situations to motivate techniques for calculating discrete probabilities. . ." -Technometrics, August 2006

"This is a very elementary book on probability which has the merits of clear exposition and ... a host of interesting applications, not just the balls-in-urns variety, but to machine reliability, juries, cryptography, birth control, airline management, and sport." -D.V. Lindley, The Mathematical Gazette, November 2006

"This book is one of the most elementary introductions to probability available." -Nieuw Archief voor Wiskunde, March 2008

The writing style is quite pleasant, and many interesting examples are given. These applications are, in my opinion, the most interesting part of the book, and include the usual examples from card and other games, but also examples like the frequency of letters in English or detection of drug users. -R. Van Der Hofstad, Nieuw Archief voor Wiskunde, March 2008"