The Probability Lifesaver : All the Tools You Need to Understand Chance (Princeton Lifesaver Study Guides)

普林斯顿概率读本

基本信息

Author：Steven J. Miller

Format：Paperback | 752 pages

Dimensions：178 x 254 x 45.72mm | 1,531g

Publication date：16 May 2017

Publisher：Princeton University Press

Language：English

ISBN10：0691149550

ISBN13：9780691149554

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书籍简介

对于学习概率的学生来说，它的众多应用、技术和方法似乎令人生畏和难以应付。这就是概率读本的作用。设计作为一个完整的独立的主题介绍或作为一门课程的补充，这个易访问和用户友好的学习指南帮助学生舒适地导航的概率地形，并取得积极的结果。

“概率救生”是基于史蒂文·米勒在布朗大学、曼荷莲学院和威廉姆斯学院教授的一门成功的课程。以一种轻松和非正式的风格，米勒提出了数学与全面审查先决材料，工作的问题的不同困难，和证明。他首先探索一个主题来建立直觉，然后才深入技术细节。主题的覆盖是全面的，材料被重复加强-在指南和书的网站上。本课程的附录介绍了证明技术，网上也有该课程的视频讲座。使用这本书的学生应该对代数和预微积分有一定的了解。

For students learning probability, its numerous applications, techniques, and methods can seem intimidating and overwhelming. That's where The Probability Lifesaver steps in. Designed to serve as a complete stand-alone introduction to the subject or as a supplement for a course, this accessible and user-friendly study guide helps students comfortably navigate probability's terrain and achieve positive results.

The Probability Lifesaver is based on a successful course that Steven Miller has taught at Brown University, Mount Holyoke College, and Williams College. With a relaxed and informal style, Miller presents the math with thorough reviews of prerequisite materials, worked-out problems of varying difficulty, and proofs. He explores a topic first to build intuition, and only after that does he dive into technical details. Coverage of topics is comprehensive, and materials are repeated for reinforcement—both in the guide and on the book's website. An appendix goes over proof techniques, and video lectures of the course are available online. Students using this book should have some familiarity with algebra and precalculus.

作者简介

史蒂文·J·米勒是威廉姆斯学院的数学副教授。他是《现代数论的邀请》和《加密数学:基本介绍》的合著者，也是《本福德定律:理论与应用》的编辑。

Steven J. Miller is associate professor of mathematics at Williams College. He is the coauthor of An Invitation to Modern Number Theory (Princeton) and The Mathematics of Encryption: An Elementary Introduction and the editor of Benford's Law: Theory and Applications (Princeton).