Category: Textbooks

Illustrates how R may be used successfully to solve problems in quantitative finance Applied Probabilistic Calculus for Financial Engineering: An Introduction Using R (PDF) provides R recipes for asset allocation and portfolio optimization problems. It begins by introducing all the necessary probabilistic and statistical foundations, before moving on to topics

Encourages statistical thinking using technology, advanced methods, and a sense of humor Motivated by the 2016 GAISE Report revision, Stats: Data and Models, 5th Edition, (ePub/PDF) by De Veaux/ Bock/Velleman uses innovative strategies to help students think critically about data — while maintaining the ebook’s core concepts, coverage, and most

Structural Reliability Analysis and Prediction, 3rd Edition, PDF is a textbook which addresses the important issue of predicting the safety of structures at the design stage and also the safety of existing, perhaps deteriorating structures. Attention is focused on the definition and development of limit states such as serviceability and

This unique ebook, Mathematics for Physics: An Illustrated Handbook (PDF) by Adam Marsh, complements traditional textbooks by providing a visual yet rigorous survey of the mathematics used in theoretical physics beyond that typically covered in college or undergraduate physics or mathematics courses. The exposition is pedagogical but compact, and the

The Legal Aspects of Industrial Hygiene and Safety (PDF) explores various legal issues that are often encountered by Industrial Hygiene and Safety (IHS) managers during their careers. A description is presented of the various legal concepts and processes that often arise in the IH/S practice, including contract, tort, and administrative