Probability Theory and Its Applications (3rd Edition)

Author: (USA) Feller
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Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: This book covers a wide range of topics, not only discussing numerous subjects in probability theory in discrete spaces but also exploring its applications in physics, chemistry, biology (especially genetics), game theory, and economics. The main contents include: sample spaces and probability calculations, random fluctuations of the sum of independent random variables, combinations of events and conditional probability, discrete random variables and their digital characteristics, the law of large numbers, discrete Markov processes and their various important features, renewal theory, etc. In addition to the main text, the book also includes hundreds of exercises and numerous appendices. It can serve as both a teaching reference for probability theory and related disciplines and a guide for scientific research. Particularly, the discussions on randomness and probability concepts in this book are highly inspiring.