文档介绍：Preface
This book is intended to be used as a text for either undergraduate level
(junior/senior) courses in probability or introductory graduate level courses in
random processes that monly found in Electrical Engineering curricula.
While the subject matter is primarily mathematical, it is presented for engineers.
Mathematics is much like a well-crafted hammer. We can hang the tool on our wall
and step back and admire the fine craftmanship used to construct the hammer, or
we can pick it up and use it to pound a nail into the wall. Likewise, mathematics
can be viewed as an art form or a tool. We can marvel at the elegance and rigor, or
we can use it to solve problems. It is for this latter purpose that the mathematics is
presented in this book. Instructors will note that there is no discussion of algebras,
Borel fields, or measure theory in this text. It is our belief that the vast majority of
engineering problems regarding probability and random processes do not require
this level of rigor. Rather, we focus on providing the student with the tools and
skills needed to solve problems. Throughout the text we have gone to great effort
to strike a balance between readability and sophistication. While the book provides
enough depth to equip students with the necessary tools to study mu-
nication systems, control systems, signal processing techniques, and many other
applications, concepts are explained in a clear and simple manner that makes the
text accessible as well.
It has been our experience that most engineering students need to see how the
mathematics they are learning relates to engineering practice. Toward that end, we
have included numerous engineering application sections throughout the text to
help the instructor tie the probability theory to engineering practice. Many of these
application sections focus on various aspects of munications since -
munity is one of the major users of probability theory, but there are applications to
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