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Markov: The Calculus of Probabilities (1900)

by Andrei A. Markov

Translated by Valery Manokhin, PhD

The foundational 1900 work on probability theory by the mathematician who gave us Markov chains. A modern annotated English translation.

Where this fits in school — US, UK and Canada ↓ Adults and self-learners welcome — great mathematics has no age limit.

United States12 and universityUniversity probability — the binomial law and the law of large numbers
United KingdomYear 13 and universityA-level Statistics reaches the results; the proofs are undergraduate
CanadaBeyond MDM4Ufirst-year university · QC CEGEP

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Table of contents

11 section headings — the printed contents page in full.

Fundamental Concepts and Theorems4 sections
  1. The Concept of Probability
  2. An Illustrative Example
  3. Fundamental Theorems of the Calculus of Probabilities
  4. Theorem of Multiplication of Probabilities
On Repeated Trials7 sections
  1. Repeated trials. Independent trials
  2. General formulas
  3. A special case
  4. Further conclusions
  5. Laplace's theorem
  6. Proof of Bernoulli's theorem
  7. Final remarks

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Product details

Publisher
Northern Star Academic Press
Language
English
Translator
Valery Manokhin, PhD
First published
2026-07-14

Published by Northern Star Academic Press · First faithful English translation from the original Russian edition

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