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Probability and Random variables help...

  • 20-05-2009 12:44pm
    #1
    Nappy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 329 ✭✭


    Hey guys,

    Have my probability exam next monday so am currently cramming, Its an intro course to probability. Ive been trying to get my hands on ross Sheldons " A first course in probability" but have had no luck. Does anyone know where I could maybe download a pdf that could help, Ive been working through the course but am finding random variables quite hard, If anyone knows of any good links that could point me in the right direction it would be much appreciated...

    Cheers


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  • #2
    Fremen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,481 ✭✭✭Fremen


    It's unlikely people will be able to help you. Boards has a somewhat un-enlightened attitude to piracy. What have you covered in your course? There should be millions of books on probability in you college library.

    Probability Essentials by Jacod and Protter is good, but it depends what level you're working on.


  • #3
    Grudaire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,620 ✭✭✭Grudaire


    Try here, it has some good ones ;-)

    And I see nothing too bad with the first one on the list at a very quick glance


  • #4
    MathsManiac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,595 ✭✭✭MathsManiac


    Fremen wrote: »
    It's unlikely people will be able to help you. Boards has a somewhat un-enlightened attitude to piracy. ...

    Now there's an intriguing assertion. I'm not especially keen on theft myself. Feel free to "enlighten" me.


  • #5
    Michael Collins
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 1,852 Mod ✭✭✭✭Michael Collins


    Ah lighten up a bit guys, they're just looking for some material (and willing to do the reading themselves, unlike others who post here). Maybe they thought one of us could point them to some good (free) notes we used before like...


  • #6
    Fremen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,481 ✭✭✭Fremen


    MathsManiac wrote: »
    Now there's an intriguing assertion. I'm not especially keen on theft myself. Feel free to "enlighten" me.

    This is off topic, but copyright infringement isn't the same thing as theft.


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  • #7
    busted flush
    Closed Accounts Posts: 722 ✭✭✭busted flush


    Try "the art of probability", by Hamming. problem solved.


  • #8
    rjt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 219 ✭✭rjt


    These might be more theoretical than you're looking for, but I'm sure someone will find them interesting: http://www.hamilton.ie/ollie/Downloads/ProbMain.pdf

    They're lecture notes from a very interesting course run by the Hamilton Institute in Maynooth last year (by Prof. Chris King).

    As an aside, they're actually running it again this year (it's free I'm fairly sure) out in Maynooth and in Trinity. Details here: http://www.networkmaths.ie/
    Well worth going to if you're so inclined,. They call it a graduate programme for some reason, but I went to two of the courses last year (as a first year maths undergrad) and nothing was assumed that I hadn't seen before - and a lot of the people there were undergrads (in comp sci, maths, etc.).


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