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First Course in Probability, A (7th Edition)
by Sheldon Ross
from Prentice Hall
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Avg. Customer Rating: 3.0 / 5.0 
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Good introductory book but it can be quite challenging ... 
I have mixed feelings about this book. Being an introductory probability text, it does a good job of presenting the basic concept followed by lots of examples. But if you look at some of the examples closely, they are rather hard (especailly beginners seeing it for the first time). Fortunately for me, I have learned the concepts elsewhere before so I can see why it can be quite challenging for newbies.
Also, some students may not have exposure to induction, recursion, writing proofs, etc. - it will... more info
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If you look at the other reviews, some people think the book is really good, others don't care for it. I agree with both.
This book has good examples, good coverage of the material, lots of problems, and a nice section of self-test problems that helps study for tests. It also has issues with the wording of the problems. I don't find them clear and I spend a lot of time deciding on the intent of the problems. I have needed to look at the answers to tell how to interpret the questions.
I had a... more info
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Good book, appropriate for senior undergraduates or early graduate students. 
The book covers pretty much all the main topics in probability, at the end of every chapter there are 3 kinds of exercises: problems, theorical exercises and self test problems, at the end of the book it contains the answers to the problems and self-test exercises(just answers no procedures), it might be a good tool for students to check with the answer when finishing the exercises.
The book requires a good foundation and background in calculus, so it may be an appropriate textbook for senior... more info
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perfect
I needed it the next day and got it the next day. Can't ask for more. Great reliability and service.
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