02494cam a22003252 b45000010008000000030004000080050017000120060019000290070015000480080041000630200018001040200065001220240018001870350026002050370013002310400019002440500010002630820023002731000025002962100043003212450066003642500012004302600091004425060043005335201342005765210058019187000026019767730042020028560124020449725530OSt20150408114152.0m        d        cr  n         100927e20101210mou    es|||||||| 2|eng|d  a9780123814166  a0123814162 (Trade Paper)cUSD 99.95 Retail Price (Publisher)3 a9780123814166  a(WaSeSS)ssj0000637160  b00991439  aBIP USdWaSeSS 4aQA27400a519.23011222bPMI1 aPinsky, MarkeAuthor10aAn Introduction to Stochastic Modeling13aAn Introduction to Stochastic Modelingh[electronic resource]  a4th ed.  bAcademic Press [Imprint]cDec. 2010aSan Diego : bElsevier Science & Technology Books  aLicense restrictions may limit access.8 aAnnotationbServing as the foundation for a one-semester course in stochastic processes for students familiar with elementary probability theory and calculus, Introduction to Stochastic Modeling, 4e, bridges the gap between basic probability and an intermediate level course in stochastic processes. The objectives of the text are to introduce students to the standard concepts and methods of stochastic modeling, to illustrate the rich diversity of applications of stochastic processes in the applied sciences, and to provide exercises in the application of simple stochastic analysis to realistic problems.New to this edition:Realistic applications from a variety of disciplines integrated throughout the text, including more biological applicationsPlentiful, completely updated problemsCompletely updated and reorganized end-of-chapter exercise sets, 250 exercises with answersNew chapters of stochastic differential equations and Brownian motion and related processesAdditional sections on Martingale and Poisson process.Realistic applications from a variety of disciplines integrated throughout the text..Extensive end of chapter exercises sets, 250 with answers.Chapter 1-9 of the new edition are identical to the previous edition.New! Chapter 10 - Random Evolutions.New! Chapter 11- Characteristic functions and Their Applications  aCollege AudiencebElsevier Science & Technology Books1 aKarlin,SamueleAuthor 0tSafari Technical Books (Current File)40uhttp://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio9725530zFull text available from Safari Technical Books (Current File)