Preface and Acknowledgments

Preface and Acknowledgments

Preface and Acknowledgments

Stravinsky liked to boast to journalists about his worldwide success as a composer. During a chatty interview with Rafael Moragas in Barcelona in 1925, included in this volume, he described in a bemused fashion how two thousand old ladies had honored him at an event in Philadelphia by attempting to kiss his hand. He had put a halt to the proceedings by announcing through a megaphone that he nee...

Preface and Acknowledgments

This book was written with three principal goals in mind. Firstly, it has been designed as an introductory text for a one semester undergraduate course in probability theory. The only assumed background knowledge is that of calculus, which makes it a suitable text, not only for those following curricula in the mathematical sciences, but also for students whose future careers lie in diverse engi...

Preface and Acknowledgments

Preface and Acknowledgments