Authors: Sheldon M. Ross
ISBN-13: 9780123756862, ISBN-10: 0123756863
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Elsevier Science
Date Published: December 2009
Edition: 10th Edition
Sheldon M. Ross is a professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research at the University of Southern California. He received his Ph.D. in statistics at Stanford University in 1968. He has published many technical articles and textbooks in the areas of statistics and applied probability. Among his texts are A First Course in Probability, Introduction to Probability Models, Stochastic Processes, and Introductory Statistics. Professor Ross is the founding and continuing editor of the journal Probability in the Engineering and Informational Sciences. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics, and a recipient of the Humboldt US Senior Scientist Award.
Ross's classic bestseller, Introduction to Probability Models, has been used extensively by professionals and as the primary text for a first undergraduate course in applied probability. It provides an introduction to elementary probability theory and stochastic processes, and shows how probability theory can be applied to the study of phenomena in fields such as engineering, computer science, management science, the physical and social sciences, and operations research. With the addition of several new sections relating to actuaries, this text is highly recommended by the Society of Actuaries.
Preface to the Fifth Edition | ||
Preface to the Sixth Edition | ||
Preface to the Seventh Edition | ||
1 | Introduction to Probability Theory | 1 |
2 | Random Variables | 23 |
3 | Conditional Probability and Conditional Expectation | 93 |
4 | Markov Chains | 163 |
5 | The Exponential Distribution and the Poisson Process | 241 |
6 | Continuous-Time Markov Chains | 313 |
7 | Renewal Theory and Its Applications | 363 |
8 | Queueing Theory | 427 |
9 | Reliability Theory | 499 |
10 | Brownian Motion and Stationary Processes | 549 |
11 | Simulation | 585 |
Appendix: Solutions to Starred Exercises | 649 | |
Index | 687 |