A First Course in Probability

SheldonM.RossisaprofessorintheDepartmentofIndustrialEngineeringandOperationsResearchattheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia.HereceivedhisPh.D.instatisticsatStanfordUniversityin1968.Hehaspublishedmanytechnicalarticlesandtextbooksintheareasofstatisticsandappliedprobability.AmonghistextsareAFirstCourseinProbability,IntroductiontoProbabilityModels,StochasticProcesses,andIntroductoryStatistics.ProfessorRossisthefoundingandcontinuingeditorofthejournalProbabilityintheEngineeringandInformationalSciences,theAdvisoryEditorforInternationalJournalofQualityTechnologyandQuantitativeManagement,andanEditorialBoardMemberoftheJournalofBondTradingandManagement.HeisaFellowoftheInstituteofMathematicalStatisticsandarecipientoftheHumboldtUSSeniorScientistAward.