Heads or Tails: An Introduction to Limit Theorems in Probablity

Emmanuel Lesigne

ISBN 10: 0821837141 ISBN 13: 9780821837146

Published by American Mathematical Society, 2005

Language: English

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Title

Heads or Tails: An Introduction to Limit Theorems in Probablity

Publisher

American Mathematical Society

Publication Date

2005

Language

English

ISBN 10

0821837141

ISBN 13

9780821837146

Binding

Soft cover

Condition

Very good

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No jacket

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Everyone knows some of the basics of probability, perhaps enough to play cards. Beyond the introductory ideas, there are many wonderful results that are unfamiliar to the layman, but which are well within our grasp to understand and appreciate. Some of the most remarkable results in probability are those that are related to limit theorems--statements about what happens when the trial is repeated many times. The most famous of these is the Law of Large Numbers, which mathematicians, engineers, economists, and many others use every day. In this book, Lesigne has made these limit theorems accessible by stating everything in terms of a game of tossing of a coin: heads or tails. In this way, the analysis becomes much clearer, helping establish the reader's intuition about probability. Moreover, very little generality is lost, as many situations can be modelled from combinations of coin tosses. This book is suitable for anyone who would like to learn more about mathematical probability and has had a one-year undergraduate course in analysis.

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"This is a delightful little book ... the author converys an impressive and well-written account of central ideas of limit theorems in probability ... It is refreshing to have a book that starts with such a simple experiment with two outcomes and takes us as far as it does into the world of probability theory." ---- MAA Reviews

"The proposal is very attractive. ... (It) is helpful for the probability community to have access to this book, which contains a unified and elementary presentation of limit theorems..." ---- Zentralblatt Math

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