A First Course in Probability (9th Edition)
Sheldon M. Rossis a professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research at the University of Southern California. He received his Ph.D. in statistics at Stanford University in 1968. He has published many technical articles and textbooks in the areas of statistics and applied probability. Among his texts are A First Course in Probability, Introduction to Probability Models, Stochastic Processes, and Introductory Statistics. Professor Ross is the founding and continuing editor of the journalProbability in the Engineering and Informational Sciences, the Advisory Editor forInternational Journal of Quality Technology and Quantitative Management,and an Editorial Board Member of theJournal of Bond Trading and Management. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics and a recipient of the Humboldt US Senior Scientist Award.