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Summary: This book is great but required background
Review: Some readers found this book hard to read. This is due to the misleading title, i.e., the word 'introduction'. This book will be great only if the readers have basic concepts of probability. It is suggested to read the book 'A First Course in Probability' by the same author or similar kind before reading this book.
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Summary: This book is great but required some background
Review: Some readers found this book hard to read. This is due to the misleading title, i.e., the word 'introductory'. This book is great only if the readers are prepared. It is suggested to read an introductory book like "A First Course in Probability" by the same author or similar kind.
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Summary: I love this book!
Review: The first four chapters alone (intro, random variables, conditonal probability, markov chains) are worth the price of the book. The author packs each chapter with very interesting examples and problems. The one I found most interesting was his probabilistic analysis of the 2-SAT and SAT problems of computer science. Here he gives an informal math argument as to why 2-SAT is polynomial time decidable and why SAT should be intractable. On the other hand, I think someone relatively new to probability theory may find his neat problems and examples a bit too much with a first reading. The book is in its seventh edition, and I think Ross has taken advantage of this by providing newer insights and more interesting problems, but in doing so it may overwhelm the novice. If you are learning probability for the first or second time, I recommend you supplement this book with Roussas "A Course in Mathematical Statistics". Despite its title, the first 9 chapters give a calculus-based intro to probability. And the rest of the book is *excellent* for a calculus-based intro to statistics.
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Summary: terrible
Review: this book is not an easy read. it goes from proposition to proposition. although there are examples after the propositions, the reading is incredibly laborious. I suggest you stay away from this book
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Summary: Well written, but tough.
Review: This book is not intended for beginners in the field. Yet this book is suitable for those who have had solid background in mathematical statistics and calculus. Also, many of the examples and excercises are difficult to solve. Hence, I would recommend this book to be used as a textbook.
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Summary: Good but not great
Review: This book tries to teach probability through examples. Most would be too difficult to work out as homework. This would be ideal for someone who wanted to get an understanding of Stochastic Process without investing too much time into homework. If, however, you wish to work out the homework, you will be frusterated to find out that there are not solutions to problems in the back of the book (except about 10% of the problems which are more or less worked out completely). If you are like me, you will want a book that gives answers to double check your work as you go along rather than the occasional complete solution. It is surprising that he did not put this in this book since "A First Course in Probability" included answers to the odd problems in the back.
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Summary: Finally a book that clearly explains probability
Review: This is a good book for a senior undergraduate probability course, it has many examples which provides good understanding. But some results I think it would be too difficult for a 3rd year course to have their students to absorb the material. Again, it is pretty pricy too.
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Summary: Much examples
Review: This is a good book for a senior undergraduate probability course, it has many examples which provides good understanding. But some results I think it would be too difficult for a 3rd year course to have their students to absorb the material. Again, it is pretty pricy too.
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Summary: Disappointing Book!
Review: This is probably the worst textbook I have read in my life. Each chapter basically consists of numerous solved problems. There is almost no explanation of the basics of probability theory and how one should go about solving these problems. Needless to say, I had to concurrently read two other textbooks to understand the material. This is more of a book of problems than an introductory textbook.
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Summary: Comprehensive and Complex
Review: This text really tests your ability to follow logic, summations and algebraic manipulation. Anyone without a sound knowledge of calculus may find some of the problems quite difficult. But the applications to many fields makes this book quite useful and worth the effort.
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