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An Introduction to Stochastic Processes in Physics

by Don S. Lemons ...

This "lucid, masterfully written introduction to an often difficult subject . . . belongs on the bookshelf of every student of statistical physics" (Dr. Brian J. Albright, Applied Physics Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory).This book provides an accessible introduction to stochastic processes in physics and describes the basic mathematical tools of the trade: probability, random walks, and ... Read more

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This "lucid, masterfully written introduction to an often difficult subject . . . belongs on the bookshelf of every student of statistical physics" (Dr. Brian J. Albright, Applied Physics Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory).This book provides an accessible introduction to stochastic processes in physics and describes the basic mathematical tools of the trade: probability, random walks, and
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Understanding Probability

by Henk Tijms ...

Understanding Probability is a unique and stimulating approach to a first course in probability. The first part of the book demystifies probability and uses many wonderful probability applications from everyday life to help the reader develop a feel for probabilities. The second part, covering a wide range of topics, teaches clearly and simply the basics of probability. This fully revised third ... Read more

£41.09

Understanding Probability is a unique and stimulating approach to a first course in probability. The first part of the book demystifies probability and uses many wonderful probability applications from everyday life to help the reader develop a feel for probabilities. The second part, covering a wide range of topics, teaches clearly and simply the basics of probability. This fully revised third
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Doing Data Science

Straight Talk from the Frontline

by Cathy O'Neil, Rachel Schutt ...

Now that people are aware that data can make the difference in an election or a business model, data science as an occupation is gaining ground. But how can you get started working in a wide-ranging, interdisciplinary field that’s so clouded in hype? This insightful book, based on Columbia University’s Introduction to Data Science class, tells you what you need to know.In many of these chapter ... Read more

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Now that people are aware that data can make the difference in an election or a business model, data science as an occupation is gaining ground. But how can you get started working in a wide-ranging, interdisciplinary field that’s so clouded in hype? This insightful book, based on Columbia University’s Introduction to Data Science class, tells you what you need to know.In many of these chapter
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Bayesian Methods in the Search for MH370

by Sam Davey, Neil Gordon, Ian Holland, Mark Rutten, Jason Williams ...

Series series SpringerBriefs in Electrical and Computer Engineering
This book demonstrates how nonlinear/non-Gaussian Bayesian time series estimation methods were used to produce a probability distribution of potential MH370 flight paths. It provides details of how the probabilistic models of aircraft flight dynamics, satellite communication system measurements, environmental effects and radar data were constructed and calibrated. The probability distribution was ... Read more

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This book demonstrates how nonlinear/non-Gaussian Bayesian time series estimation methods were used to produce a probability distribution of potential MH370 flight paths. It provides details of how the probabilistic models of aircraft flight dynamics, satellite communication system measurements, environmental effects and radar data were constructed and calibrated. The probability distribution was
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Coin Tossing: The Hydrogen Atom of Probability

by Stefan Hollos, J. Richard Hollos ...

The coin toss is to probability theory what the hydrogen atom is to quantum mechanics. It is the simplest random event that you can imagine. There are only two possible outcomes: heads or tails. This simplicity means that many questions about coin tossing can be asked and answered in great depth, serving as a gateway for exploring probability and statistics, and a foundation for understanding many ... Read more

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The coin toss is to probability theory what the hydrogen atom is to quantum mechanics. It is the simplest random event that you can imagine. There are only two possible outcomes: heads or tails. This simplicity means that many questions about coin tossing can be asked and answered in great depth, serving as a gateway for exploring probability and statistics, and a foundation for understanding many
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Probability

An Introduction

by Dominic Welsh, Geoffrey Grimmett ...

Probability is an area of mathematics of tremendous contemporary importance across all aspects of human endeavour. This book is a compact account of the basic features of probability and random processes at the level of first and second year mathematics undergraduates and Masters' students in cognate fields. It is suitable for a first course in probability, plus a follow-up course in random ... Read more

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Probability is an area of mathematics of tremendous contemporary importance across all aspects of human endeavour. This book is a compact account of the basic features of probability and random processes at the level of first and second year mathematics undergraduates and Masters' students in cognate fields. It is suitable for a first course in probability, plus a follow-up course in random
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Molecular Storms

The Physics of Stars, Cells and the Origin of Life

by Liam Graham ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
“Following in the footsteps of Stephen Hawking's ‘A brief history of time’ and Simon Singh's ‘Fermat’s Last Theorem’ this exceptionally accessible book will you leave marveling at the wonders of the world and, if you didn't listen to your science teachers, wishing you had. Graham writes with the mind of a physicist and the soul of a poet.”Nicki Hayes, CCO, The Communications Practice, author of ... Read more

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“Following in the footsteps of Stephen Hawking's ‘A brief history of time’ and Simon Singh's ‘Fermat’s Last Theorem’ this exceptionally accessible book will you leave marveling at the wonders of the world and, if you didn't listen to your science teachers, wishing you had. Graham writes with the mind of a physicist and the soul of a poet.”Nicki Hayes, CCO, The Communications Practice, author of
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Decision Making under Deep Uncertainty

From Theory to Practice

Edited by Vincent A. W. J. Marchau, Warren E. Walker, Pieter J. T. M. Bloemen, Steven W. Popper ...

This open access book focuses on both the theory and practice associated with the tools and approaches for decisionmaking in the face of deep uncertainty. It explores approaches and tools supporting the design of strategic plans under deep uncertainty, and their testing in the real world, including barriers and enablers for their use in practice. The book broadens traditional approaches and tools ... Read more

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This open access book focuses on both the theory and practice associated with the tools and approaches for decisionmaking in the face of deep uncertainty. It explores approaches and tools supporting the design of strategic plans under deep uncertainty, and their testing in the real world, including barriers and enablers for their use in practice. The book broadens traditional approaches and tools
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Hidden Markov Models for Time Series

An Introduction Using R, Second Edition

by Walter Zucchini, Iain L. MacDonald, Roland Langrock ...

Series series Chapman & Hall/CRC Monographs on Statistics and Applied Probability
Hidden Markov Models for Time Series: An Introduction Using R, Second Edition illustrates the great flexibility of hidden Markov models (HMMs) as general-purpose models for time series data. The book provides a broad understanding of the models and their uses.After presenting the basic model formulation, the book covers estimation, forecasting, decoding, prediction, model selection, and Bayesian ... Read more

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Hidden Markov Models for Time Series: An Introduction Using R, Second Edition illustrates the great flexibility of hidden Markov models (HMMs) as general-purpose models for time series data. The book provides a broad understanding of the models and their uses.After presenting the basic model formulation, the book covers estimation, forecasting, decoding, prediction, model selection, and Bayesian
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Stochastic Calculus for Finance

by Marek Capiński, Ekkehard Kopp, Janusz Traple ...

Series series Mastering Mathematical Finance
This book focuses specifically on the key results in stochastic processes that have become essential for finance practitioners to understand. The authors study the Wiener process and Itô integrals in some detail, with a focus on results needed for the Black–Scholes option pricing model. After developing the required martingale properties of this process, the construction of the integral and the ... Read more

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This book focuses specifically on the key results in stochastic processes that have become essential for finance practitioners to understand. The authors study the Wiener process and Itô integrals in some detail, with a focus on results needed for the Black–Scholes option pricing model. After developing the required martingale properties of this process, the construction of the integral and the
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Examples In Markov Decision Processes

by Alexey B Piunovskiy ...

Series Book 2 - Imperial College Press Optimization Series
This invaluable book provides approximately eighty examples illustrating the theory of controlled discrete-time Markov processes. Except for applications of the theory to real-life problems like stock exchange, queues, gambling, optimal search etc, the main attention is paid to counter-intuitive, unexpected properties of optimization problems. Such examples illustrate the importance of conditions ... Read more

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This invaluable book provides approximately eighty examples illustrating the theory of controlled discrete-time Markov processes. Except for applications of the theory to real-life problems like stock exchange, queues, gambling, optimal search etc, the main attention is paid to counter-intuitive, unexpected properties of optimization problems. Such examples illustrate the importance of conditions
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Introduction To Stochastic Calculus With Applications (2nd Edition)

by Fima C Klebaner ...

This book presents a concise treatment of stochastic calculus and its applications. It gives a simple but rigorous treatment of the subject including a range of advanced topics, it is useful for practitioners who use advanced theoretical results. It covers advanced applications, such as models in mathematical finance, biology and engineering.Self-contained and unified in presentation, the book ... Read more

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This book presents a concise treatment of stochastic calculus and its applications. It gives a simple but rigorous treatment of the subject including a range of advanced topics, it is useful for practitioners who use advanced theoretical results. It covers advanced applications, such as models in mathematical finance, biology and engineering.Self-contained and unified in presentation, the book
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Planar Maps, Random Walks and Circle Packing

École d'Été de Probabilités de Saint-Flour XLVIII - 2018

by Asaf Nachmias ...

Series Book 2243 - Lecture Notes in Mathematics
This open access book focuses on the interplay between random walks on planar maps and Koebe’s circle packing theorem. Further topics covered include electric networks, the He–Schramm theorem on infinite circle packings, uniform spanning trees of planar maps, local limits of finite planar maps and the almost sure recurrence of simple random walks on these limits. One of its main goals is to ... Read more

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This open access book focuses on the interplay between random walks on planar maps and Koebe’s circle packing theorem. Further topics covered include electric networks, the He–Schramm theorem on infinite circle packings, uniform spanning trees of planar maps, local limits of finite planar maps and the almost sure recurrence of simple random walks on these limits. One of its main goals is to
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Fundamentals of Computational Neuroscience

Third Edition

by Thomas P. Trappenberg ...

Computational neuroscience is the theoretical study of the brain to uncover the principles and mechanisms that guide the development, organization, information processing, and mental functions of the nervous system. Although not a new area, it is only recently that enough knowledge has been gathered to establish computational neuroscience as a scientific discipline in its own right. Given the ... Read more

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Computational neuroscience is the theoretical study of the brain to uncover the principles and mechanisms that guide the development, organization, information processing, and mental functions of the nervous system. Although not a new area, it is only recently that enough knowledge has been gathered to establish computational neuroscience as a scientific discipline in its own right. Given the
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Festschrift Masatoshi Fukushima: In Honor Of Masatoshi Fukushima's Sanju

by Zhen-qing Chen, Niels Jacob, Masayoshi Takeda, Toshihiro Uemura ...

Series Book 17 - Interdisciplinary Mathematical Sciences
This book contains original research papers by leading experts in the fields of probability theory, stochastic analysis, potential theory and mathematical physics. There is also a historical account on Masatoshi Fukushima's contribution to mathematics, as well as authoritative surveys on the state of the art in the field. ... Read more

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This book contains original research papers by leading experts in the fields of probability theory, stochastic analysis, potential theory and mathematical physics. There is also a historical account on Masatoshi Fukushima's contribution to mathematics, as well as authoritative surveys on the state of the art in the field.
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Teaching and Learning Stochastics

Advances in Probability Education Research

Edited by Carmen Batanero, Egan J Chernoff ...

Series series ICME-13 Monographs
This book presents a collection of selected papers that represent the current variety of research on the teaching and learning of probability. The respective chapters address a diverse range of theoretical, empirical and practical aspects underpinning the teaching and learning of probability, curricular issues, probabilistic reasoning, misconceptions and biases, as well as their pedagogical ... Read more

£127.99

This book presents a collection of selected papers that represent the current variety of research on the teaching and learning of probability. The respective chapters address a diverse range of theoretical, empirical and practical aspects underpinning the teaching and learning of probability, curricular issues, probabilistic reasoning, misconceptions and biases, as well as their pedagogical
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Applied Probability and Stochastic Processes

Edited by V. C. Joshua, S. R. S. Varadhan, Vladimir M. Vishnevsky ...

Series series Infosys Science Foundation Series
This book gathers selected papers presented at the International Conference on Advances in Applied Probability and Stochastic Processes, held at CMS College, Kerala, India, on 7–10 January 2019. It showcases high-quality research conducted in the field of applied probability and stochastic processes by focusing on techniques for the modelling and analysis of systems evolving with time. Further, it ... Read more

£93.99

This book gathers selected papers presented at the International Conference on Advances in Applied Probability and Stochastic Processes, held at CMS College, Kerala, India, on 7–10 January 2019. It showcases high-quality research conducted in the field of applied probability and stochastic processes by focusing on techniques for the modelling and analysis of systems evolving with time. Further, it
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Earthquake Hazard and Risk

Edited by Vladimír Schenk ...

Series Book 6 - Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research
Earthquake Hazard and Risk is a book summarizing selected papers presented at the 27th General Assembly of the International Association of Seismology and Physics of the Earth's Interior (Wellington, January 1994).The papers, rigorously scrutinized by an international board of referees, cover some recent aspects of current research in earthquake hazard and seismic risk. They address the algorithms ... Read more

£110.09

Earthquake Hazard and Risk is a book summarizing selected papers presented at the 27th General Assembly of the International Association of Seismology and Physics of the Earth's Interior (Wellington, January 1994).The papers, rigorously scrutinized by an international board of referees, cover some recent aspects of current research in earthquake hazard and seismic risk. They address the algorithms
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Simulation

by Sheldon M. Ross ...

The 5th edition of Ross's Simulation continues to introduce aspiring and practicing actuaries, engineers, computer scientists and others to the practical aspects of constructing computerized simulation studies to analyze and interpret real phenomena. Readers learn to apply results of these analyses to problems in a wide variety of fields to obtain effective, accurate solutions and make predictions ... Read more

£58.99

The 5th edition of Ross's Simulation continues to introduce aspiring and practicing actuaries, engineers, computer scientists and others to the practical aspects of constructing computerized simulation studies to analyze and interpret real phenomena. Readers learn to apply results of these analyses to problems in a wide variety of fields to obtain effective, accurate solutions and make predictions
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Das Bayes' sches Theorem. Totale und bedingte Wahrscheinlichkeit

by Alexander Settle ...

Fachbuch aus dem Jahr 2011 im Fachbereich Mathematik - Stochastik, Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Diese Aufarbeitung des Themas soll Ihnen einen gut verständlichen Einblick in die Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung nach dem Bayestheorem geben. Es soll Schritt für Schritt der Ursprung und das Entstehen dieser Rechnung erarbeitet werden, um letztendlich alle Erkenntnisse ... Read more

£11.99

Fachbuch aus dem Jahr 2011 im Fachbereich Mathematik - Stochastik, Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Diese Aufarbeitung des Themas soll Ihnen einen gut verständlichen Einblick in die Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung nach dem Bayestheorem geben. Es soll Schritt für Schritt der Ursprung und das Entstehen dieser Rechnung erarbeitet werden, um letztendlich alle Erkenntnisse
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Einführung in den Einsatz von Data Mining

by Andre Hiller ...

Diplomarbeit aus dem Jahr 2003 im Fachbereich Mathematik - Statistik, Note: 1,3, Hochschule Anhalt - Standort Bernburg, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Diese Arbeit soll eine Einführung in den Einsatz von Data Mining bei der Störungsbeseitigung geben. Als Testobjekt wurde die Störungsdatenbank der SOLVAY Deutschland GmbH in Bernburg gewählt. Es soll geprüft werden, ob diese die Voraussetzungen für ... Read more

£30.99

Diplomarbeit aus dem Jahr 2003 im Fachbereich Mathematik - Statistik, Note: 1,3, Hochschule Anhalt - Standort Bernburg, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Diese Arbeit soll eine Einführung in den Einsatz von Data Mining bei der Störungsbeseitigung geben. Als Testobjekt wurde die Störungsdatenbank der SOLVAY Deutschland GmbH in Bernburg gewählt. Es soll geprüft werden, ob diese die Voraussetzungen für
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Zur Strukturanalyse von bedingt heteroskedastischen Zeitreihen

by Natalie Kulenko ...

Diplomarbeit aus dem Jahr 2005 im Fachbereich Mathematik - Stochastik, Note: 1.3, Universität zu Köln (Mathematisches Institut), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Autoregressive bedingt heteroskedastische Modelle (G)ARCH bilden eine Modellklasse, mit der stochastische Prozesse beschrieben werden können, deren Volatilität nicht konstant bleibt, sondern sich im Zeitverlauf verändert. Die vorliegende ... Read more

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Diplomarbeit aus dem Jahr 2005 im Fachbereich Mathematik - Stochastik, Note: 1.3, Universität zu Köln (Mathematisches Institut), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Autoregressive bedingt heteroskedastische Modelle (G)ARCH bilden eine Modellklasse, mit der stochastische Prozesse beschrieben werden können, deren Volatilität nicht konstant bleibt, sondern sich im Zeitverlauf verändert. Die vorliegende
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Teoria della Probabilità

Variabili aleatorie e distribuzioni

by Andrea Pascucci ...

Series series Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
Il libro fornisce un'introduzione concisa ma rigorosa alla Teoria della Probabilità.Fra i possibili approcci alla materia si è scelto quello più moderno, basatosulla teoria della misura: pur richiedendo un grado di astrazione e sofisticazionematematica maggiore, esso è indispensabile a fornire le basi per lo studiodi argomenti più avanzati come i processi stocastici, il calcolo ... Read more

£16.99

Il libro fornisce un'introduzione concisa ma rigorosa alla Teoria della Probabilità.Fra i possibili approcci alla materia si è scelto quello più moderno, basatosulla teoria della misura: pur richiedendo un grado di astrazione e sofisticazionematematica maggiore, esso è indispensabile a fornire le basi per lo studiodi argomenti più avanzati come i processi stocastici, il calcolo
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Fundamentals of Stochastic Models

by Zhe George Zhang ...

Series series Operations Research Series
Stochastic modeling is a set of quantitative techniques for analyzing practical systems with random factors. This area is highly technical and mainly developed by mathematicians. Most existing books are for those with extensive mathematical training; this book minimizes that need and makes the topics easily understandable.Fundamentals of Stochastic Models offers many practical examples and ... Read more

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Stochastic modeling is a set of quantitative techniques for analyzing practical systems with random factors. This area is highly technical and mainly developed by mathematicians. Most existing books are for those with extensive mathematical training; this book minimizes that need and makes the topics easily understandable.Fundamentals of Stochastic Models offers many practical examples and
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