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an introductory course

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An edition of Probability theory (1992)

Probability theory

an introductory course

Sinai's book leads the student through the standard material for ProbabilityTheory, with stops along the way for interesting topics such as statistical mechanics, not usually included in a book for beginners. The first part of the book covers discrete random variables, using the same approach, basedon Kolmogorov's axioms for probability, used later for the general case. The text is divided into sixteen lectures, each covering a major topic. The introductory notions and classical results are included, of course: random variables, the central limit theorem, the law of large numbers, conditional probability, random walks, etc. Sinai's style is accessible and clear, with interesting examples to accompany new ideas. Besides statistical mechanics, other interesting, less common topics found in the book are: percolation, the concept of stability in the central limit theorem and the study of probability of large deviations. Little more than a standard undergraduate course in analysis is assumed of the reader. Notions from measure theory and Lebesgue integration are introduced in the second half of the text. The book is suitable for second or third year students in mathematics, physics or other natural sciences. It could also be usedby more advanced readers who want to learn the mathematics of probability theory and some of its applications in statistical physics.

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Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Language
English
Pages
138

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Probability theory: an introductory course
1992, Springer-Verlag
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Edition Notes

Published in
Berlin, New York
Series
Springer textbook

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
519.2
Library of Congress
QA273 .S61513 1992, QA273.A1-274.9, QA274-274.9

The Physical Object

Pagination
138 p. ;
Number of pages
138

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL1715638M
ISBN 10
3540533486, 0387533486
LCCN
92018006
OCLC/WorldCat
26976844
LibraryThing
3765404
Goodreads
4158248

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OL3920899W

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