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This book offers an introduction to concepts of probability theory, probability distributions relevant in the applied sciences, as well as basics of sampling distributions, estimation and hypothesis testing. As a companion for classes for engineers and scientists, the book also covers applied topics such as model building and experiment design. ContentsRandom phenomenaProbabilityRandom variablesExpected valuesCommonly used discrete distributionsCommonly used density functionsJoint distributionsSome multivariate distributionsCollection of random variablesSampling distributionsEstimationInterval estimationTests of statistical hypothesesModel building and regressionDesign of experiments and analysis of varianceQuestions and answers

In order not to intimidate students by a too abstract approach, this textbook on linear algebra is written to be easy to digest by non-mathematicians. It introduces the concepts of vector spaces and mappings between them without dwelling on statements such as theorems and proofs too much. It is also designed to be self-contained, so no other material is required for an understanding of the topics covered. As the basis for courses on space and atmospheric science, remote sensing, geographic information systems, meteorology, climate and satellite communications at UN-affiliated regional centers, various applications of the formal theory are discussed as well. These include differential equations, statistics, optimization and some engineering-motivated problems in physics. ContentsVectorsMatricesDeterminantsEigenvalues and eigenvectorsSome applications of matrices and determinantsMatrix series and additional properties of matrices