Probability and Random Processes for Electrical and Computer Engineers / Edition 1

by John A. Gubner

Overview

The theory of probability is a powerful tool that helps electrical and computer engineers to explain, model, analyze, and design the technology they develop. The text begins at the advanced undergraduate level, assuming only a modest knowledge of probability, and progresses through more complex topics mastered at graduate level. The first five chapters cover the basics of probability and both discrete and continuous random variables. The later chapters have a more specialized coverage, including random vectors, Gaussian random vectors, random processes, Markov Chains, and convergence. Describing tools and results that are used extensively in the field, this is more than a textbook; it is also a reference for researchers working in communications, signal processing, and computer network traffic analysis. With over 300 worked examples, some 800 homework problems, and sections for exam preparation, this is an essential companion for advanced undergraduate and graduate students. Further resources for this title, including solutions (for instructors only), are available online at www.cambridge.org/9780521864701.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521864701
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	06/01/2006
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	646
Product dimensions:	6.69(w) x 9.80(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

John A. Gubner received his PhD in 1988 from the University of Maryland, College Park, after which he joined the University of Wisconsin, Madison, where he is currently a faculty member in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. His research interests include ultra-wideband communications, point processes and shot noise, subspace methods in statistical processing, and information theory.

Table of Contents

Preface; 1. Introduction to probability; 2. Introduction to discrete random variables; 3. More about discrete random variables; 4. Continuous random variables; 5. Cumulative distribution functions and their applications; 6. Statistics; 7. Bivariate random variables; 8. Introduction to random vectors; 9. Gaussian random vectors; 10. Introduction to random processes; 11. Advanced concepts in random processes; 12. Introduction to Markov chains; 13. Mean convergence and applications; 14. Other modes of convergence; 15. Self similarity and long-range dependence; Bibliography; Index.

Editorial Reviews

"Probability and Random Processes for Electrical and Computer Engineers stands alone as a textbook that encourages readers to work through and obtain working knowledge of probability and random processes."
Scott Brookhart, Bookshelf

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