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Schaum's Outline of Probability, Random Variables, and Random Processes |  | Author: Hwei Hsu
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 320
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Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8 x 0.6
ISBN: 0070306443
Dewey Decimal Number: 519.2076
EAN: 9780070306448
ASIN: 0070306443
Publication Date: October 1, 1996
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Product Description
Designed for students in various disciplines of engineering, science, mathematics, management and business, this effective study tool includes hundreds of problems with step-by-step solutions and another 150 problems with hints or delayed answers. The solved problems illustrate and strongly reinforce vital theory and techniques. Topics taught include functions of random variables; expectation and limit theorems; and estimation theory, decision theory and queuing theory.
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Review October 15, 2009
Caoyang Jiang (MI USA)
Just had this book yesterday and I can't say how wonderful it is. The current text book I am using sucks hell. So, I decided to search for an alternative book. After I read the comments and I decide to give it a try. When I start reading it, it was so helpful!!!Highly recommand!!
Great for what it is... May 31, 2008
H. Fahmy (Chicago, IL)
...which is good for mathematicians and students. To be honest, I purchased this book to gain some insight and practical examples on probability for trading purposes. While this book offers a lot of information about the subject, it wasn't exactly what I was looking for. It'll probably be more useful to someone who'd develop their own automated system, but not very much for scalpers or swing traders.
Tons of helpful solved examples October 25, 2006
Ted W. Way (Ann Arbor, MI)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I wish I had this when I was taking my probability courses. It presents concepts in a clear and understandable way, and the solved problems provide excellent guidance. After working through the solved examples, I finally had a better understanding of random variables, pdfs, cdfs, random processes, etc. I would strongly encourage solving as many problems as you can in this book as you are going through other texts or taking a class on this. Reading through a textbook may lull you into thinking you already understand it, and waiting a long time for feedback on homework may make you more lost in class. Doing exercises will help identify your weaknesses and provide instant feedback on areas you may need to study more. With this stronger foundation, you can appreciate and understand better what the other texts are discussing.
THANK YOU SCHAUM"S! May 14, 2006
Nicole Henry (UCLA Los Angeles, CA)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This book is a GOD SEND. I have been utterly confused in my upper division probability course, but this book has so many great worked out problems that it worked out all my problems understanding the subject material. I thought I would fail the class, but I will probably get a B!
Essential supplement for any course in random processes October 10, 2005
calvinnme (Fredericksburg, Va)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I used this book in conjunction with "Probability and Random Processes with Applications to Signal Processing" by Stark & Woods, and I would have to say that this Schaum's outline filled in the gaps nicely. Stark & Woods has a nice selection of exercises, but unfortunately there are no solutions to any of the problems in the book, so you have no way of knowing whether or not you have grasped the material. That is where this outline came in handy. It manages to cover all of the issues in random processes, including basic probability, random variables and multiple random variables, functions of random variables, convolution, estimation and decision theory, and queueing theory. Chapters five and six on the processing and analysis of random processes are particularly useful to those readers who are interested in applications to signal processing and communications theory. Each chapter has an excellent selection of exercises with solutions to test your knowledge. The only possible drawback of this text is that it often approaches the material from a mathematician's viewpoint more than that of an engineer. Therefore, there are quite a few proofs included as exercises that probably won't be that helpful for students of the applied sciences. The reader should already be comfortable with multivariable calculus as well as linear algebra to get the most from this book. Also, though chapter one reviews probability quite well, this should probably not be your first excursion into the subject. The only difficult part of random processes that I found this book a bit weak on was on the subject of functions of random variables. Again, this is probably because this text takes more of a mathematician's point of view and functions of random variables is more of an engineering subject.
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