Understanding Probability
by Henk Tijms
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Probability Theory.
Understanding Probability is a unique and stimulating approach to a first course in probability. The first part of the book demystifies probability and uses many wonderful probability applications from everyday life to help the reader develop a feel for probabilities. The second part, covering a wide range of topics, teaches clearly and simply the ...
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Probability Theory.
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Steven Strogatz
“For introductory level, I admire the books by Henk Tijms: “Understanding probability“ and “probability: a lively introduction“. For graduate level, Shiryaev.”
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