Probability, Random Variables, and Random Signal Principles (Communications and Signal Pro)

By Peyton Z. Peebles Jr.

Book Overview

This concise introduction to probability theory carries on the success of previous editions, offering readers a logical, well-organized look at the fundamental of the subject--includes applications... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0070492735
• ISBN13: 9780070492738
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill College
• Length: 401 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 0.8" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

4.5 stars as an undergraduate textbook for EE students

This book is one of the best undergradute textbooks for EE students, especially students having focus on physical-layer communication engineering. The highlight of this book is the enormous amount of well-written problems at the end of each chapter. These problems really help students fully understand abstract definitions and theorems which otherwise will not be easily cracked. This book, however, has the following drawbacks:1. The author should have emphasized in the first chapter the importance of real analysis and measure theory in order to motivate the students planning graduate research to study and prepare for the math courses during their undergraduate study. 2. No section for complex Gaussian random variable and vector, which are very important in digital communications.3. No limit theorems except CLT.4. No handling of convergence of a random sequence.Even with above drawbacks, this book is still the classic. I recommend ambitious students to read a little bit advanced books along with this book to better understand the subject.

A very good book for beginners.

I am a novice. I've been reading some other books of probability before, and I've found that this one is much clearer than the others.