This self-study probability workbook, authored by experienced teacher, Chris McMullen, Ph.D., teaches essential probability skills beginning with first concepts. Answers and explanations are included to all of the problems. Many of the more involved problems show you how to obtain the answer two (or more) different ways to help convince you that the answer is correct. Topics include:
permutations and combinations, including the case of repeated elements
a variety of counting problems, like the handshake problem
probability rules, like when you may add or multiply probabilities together
classic problems, like the birthday problem
coins, dice, and cards, including unfair coins or dice
random selections of balls or socks, with or without replacement
probability distributions, like the binomial and Poisson distributions
basic data analysis, including the expected value and variance
histograms
conditional probability
shapes and grids
geometric probability
coloring problems
odds vs. probability
The author, Chris McMullen, Ph.D., has over twenty years of experience teaching math skills to physics students. He prepared this workbook of the Improve Your Math Fluency series to share his strategies for solving probability problems.
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