Counterexamples in Probability (Paperback)

Jordan M. Stoyanov

ISBN 10: 0486499987 / ISBN 13: 9780486499987

Published by Dover Publications Inc., New York, 2014

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Paperback. Most mathematical examples illustrate the truth of a statement; conversely, counterexamples demonstrate a statement's falsity if changing the conditions. Mathematicians have always prized counterexamples as intrinsically enjoyable objects of study as well as valuable tools for teaching, learning, and research. This third edition of the definitive book on counterexamples in probability and stochastic processes presents the author's revisions and corrections in addition to a substantial new appendix. Suitable as a supplementary source for advanced undergraduates and graduate courses in the field of probability and stochastic processes, this volume features a wide variety of topics that are challenging in both content and detail. The text consists of four chapters and twenty-five sections. Each section begins with short introductory notes of basic definitions and main results. Counterexamples related to the main results follow, along with motivation for questions and counterstatements that range in difficulty. A familiarity with basic notions and results in probability and stochastic processes is assumed, and a chapter of supplementary remarks provides a wealth of information about original sources as well as references for further studies. Most mathematical examples illustrate the truth of a statement; counterexamples demonstrate a statement's falsity. This third edition features the author's revisions and corrections plus a substantial new appendix. 2012 edition. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Counterexamples in Probability (Paperback)
• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc., New York
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0486499987
• ISBN 13: 9780486499987
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

While most mathematical examples illustrate the truth of a statement, counterexamples demonstrate a statement's falsity. Enjoyable topics of study, counterexamples are valuable tools for teaching and learning. The definitive book on the subject in regards to probability, this third edition features the author's revisions and corrections plus a substantial new appendix.

About the Author

Formerly a Senior Research Fellow at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and a Professor at the University of Sofia, Jordan Stoyanov is on the faculty of the School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Newcastle, United Kingdom.