Probability for Engineering, Mathematics, and Sciences by Tsokos

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The book "Probability for Engineering, Mathematics, and Sciences" by Chris Tsokos has been criticized for containing numerous errors, particularly in the answers provided in the back. Despite these issues, the overall structure of the book is considered acceptable. The author is open to feedback and may be willing to correct the mistakes if a comprehensive list of errors is provided.

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This book has a lot of mistakes, especially with regards to the answers in the back, and generally gets bad reviews. The overall structure actually isn't bad, I don't think.

I have access to the author, however, and if I have a good list of errors I might be able to assist in improving it.
 

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