Understanding Probability: Chance Rules in Everyday Life - Softcover

Tijms, Henk

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521540364 ISBN 13: 9780521540360

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2004

Synopsis

Mastering the concepts of probability can cast new light on situations in which randomness and chance appear to rule. With an emphasis on why probability works and how it can be applied, Henk Tijms introduces the reader to the world of probability in an informal way. Lotteries and casino games provide a natural source of motivation, and he carefully discusses these with many worked examples to illustrate the key concepts from probability theory. Henk Tijms has been a professor in Operations Research at the Vrije University in Amsterdam since 1976. He is the author of several textbooks, including A First Course in Stochastic Models (Wiley, 2003), as well as numerous papers on applied probability and stochastic optimization in international journals including Applied Probability and Probability in the Engineering and Informational Sciences and others.

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About the Author

Henk Tijms is Professor in Operations Research at the Vrije University in Amsterdam. The author of several textbooks including, A First Course in Stochastic Models, he is intensively active in the popularization of applied mathematics and probability in Dutch high schools. He has also written numerous papers on applied probability and stochastic optimization for international journals including Applied Probability and Probability in the Engineering and Informational Sciences.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521540364
• ISBN 13: 9780521540360
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 390