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72 Get FREE SHIPPING when you order any book before its publication date MATHEMATICS — FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS, REAL AND COMPLEX ANALYSIS, PROBABILITY SCIENCE & MATHEMATICS Introduction to Probability Theory with Contemporary Applications Lester L. Helms This introduction to probability theory transforms a highly abstract subject into a series of coherent concepts. Its extensive discussions and clear examples, written in plain language, expose students to the rules and methods of probability. Numerous exercises foster the development of problem-solving skills, and all problems feature step-by-step solutions. Reprint of the W. H. Freeman and Company, New York, 1997 edition. Good Thinking The Foundations of Probability and Its Applications Irving J. Good This in-depth treatment of probability theory by a promi- nent British statistician explores Keynesian principles and surveys such topics as Bayesian rationality, corroboration, hypothesis testing, and mathematical tools for induction and simplicity. Additional subjects include causality and explana- tion, causal calculus, and an extensive contrast of probability and statistics. Reprint of the University of Minnesota Press, 1983 edition. Nonlinear Functional Analysis Klaus Deimling This text offers a survey of the main ideas, concepts, and methods that constitute nonlinear functional analysis. It fea- tures extensive commentary, many examples, and interest- ing, challenging exercises. Topics include degree mappings for infinite dimensional spaces, the inverse function theory, the implicit function theory, Newton’s methods, and many other subjects. Reprint of the Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1985 edition. The Theory of Functions of Real Variables Second Edition Lawrence M. Graves The theory of functions of real variables constitutes a pillar of modern mathematical analysis. This balanced introductory treatment covers all of the fundamentals, from the real num- ber system and point sets to set theory and metric spaces. Useful, well-chosen lists of references to the literature con- clude each chapter. Reprint of the McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, 1956 edition. 336pp. 5 3/8 x 8 1/2. December 2009 0-486-47438-0 978-0-486-47438-0 $15.95 US 368pp. 6 1/8 x 9 1/4. March 2010 0-486-47418-6 978-0-486-47418-2 $16.95 US 400pp. 5 3/8 x 8 1/2. December 2009 0-486-47434-8 978-0-486-47434-2 $16.95 US 448pp. 5 3/8 x 8 1/2. January 2010 0-486-47441-0 978-0-486-47441-0 $18.95 US Related Title 0-486-45867-9 Renyi, Alfred — Probability Theory $34.95 0-486-40683-0 Kolmogorov/Fomin — Elements of the Theory of Functions and Functional Analysis $15.95 0-486-45812-1 Vladimirov, Vasiliy S. — Methods of the Theory of Functions of Many Complex Variables $19.95 Related Titles 0-486-68923-9 Shilov, Georgi E. — Elementary Functional Analysis $16.95 0-486-42258-5 Griffel, D.H. — Applied Functional Analysis $19.95 0-486-45813-X Leigh, J. R. — Functional Analysis and Linear Control Theory $11.95 Related Titles 0-486-65355-2 Mosteller, Frederick — Fifty Challenging Problems in Probability with Solutions $6.95 0-486-46628-0 Ash, Robert B. — Basic Probability Theory $19.95 0-486-63544-9 Rozanov, Y. A. — Probability Theory $8.95

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MATHEMATICS — FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS,

REAL AND COMPLEX ANALYSIS, PROBABILITY

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Introduction to Probability Theory with Contemporary Applications Lester L. Helms

This introduction to probability theory transforms a highly abstract subject into a series of coherent concepts. Its extensive discussions and clear examples, written in plain language, expose students to the rules and methods of probability. Numerous exercises foster the development of problem-solving skills, and all problems feature step-by-step solutions.

Reprint of the W. H. Freeman and Company, New York, 1997 edition.

Good Thinking The Foundations of Probability and Its Applications Irving J. Good

This in-depth treatment of probability theory by a promi-nent British statistician explores Keynesian principles and surveys such topics as Bayesian rationality, corroboration, hypothesis testing, and mathematical tools for induction and simplicity. Additional subjects include causality and explana-tion, causal calculus, and an extensive contrast of probability and statistics.

Reprint of the University of Minnesota Press, 1983 edition.

Nonlinear Functional Analysis Klaus Deimling

This text offers a survey of the main ideas, concepts, and methods that constitute nonlinear functional analysis. It fea-tures extensive commentary, many examples, and interest-ing, challenging exercises. Topics include degree mappings for infinite dimensional spaces, the inverse function theory, the implicit function theory, Newton’s methods, and many other subjects.

Reprint of the Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1985 edition.

The Theory of Functions of Real Variables Second Edition Lawrence M. Graves

The theory of functions of real variables constitutes a pillar of modern mathematical analysis. This balanced introductory treatment covers all of the fundamentals, from the real num-ber system and point sets to set theory and metric spaces. Useful, well-chosen lists of references to the literature con-clude each chapter.

Reprint of the McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, 1956 edition.

336pp. 5 3/8 x 8 1/2.

December 2009

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978-0-486-47438-0

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368pp. 6 1/8 x 9 1/4.

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0-486-45812-1 Vladimirov, Vasiliy S . — Methods of the Theory of Functions of Many Complex Variables $19.95

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0-486-65355-2 Mosteller, Frederick — Fifty Challenging Problems in Probability with Solutions $6.95

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A Treasury of Poems for Children M. G. EdgarIllustrated by Willy Pogány

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Lyrics Pathetic & Humorous from A to Z Edmund Dulac

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