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I was interested so I looked them up: A First Course in Probability: http://www.amazon.com/First-Course-Probability-9th/dp/032179477X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=14

I was interested so I looked them up: A First Course in Probability: http://www.amazon.com/First-Course-Probability-9th/dp/032179477X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1418999863&sr=8-1&keywords=probability+ross&pebp=1418999876886 http://www.amazon.com/First-Course-Probability-9th/dp/032179... Linear Algebra with Applications: http://www.amazon.com/Linear-Algebra-Applications-Otto-Bretscher/dp/0321796977/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1418999936&sr=8-1&keywords=linear+algebra+bretscher&pebp=1418999943552 http://www.amazon.com/Linear-Algebra-Applications-Otto-Brets... Note that the Bretscher book has really terrible reviews, but I can't evaluate if the reviews are correct or not.

Plough_Jogger 12y ago
A First Course in Probability: http://www.ebay.com/itm/A-First-Course-in-Probability-EDN-9-by-Sheldon-Ross-/261607443332?pt=US_Texbook_Education&hash=item3ce904cb84 http://www.ebay.com/itm/A-First-Course-in-Probability-EDN-9-... Linear Algebra with Applications: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Linear-Algebra-with-Applications-5ed-by-Otto-Bretscher-/251574886499?pt=US_Texbook_Education&hash=item3a93082063 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Linear-Algebra-with-Applications-5ed... International editions of textbooks are immensely cheaper.
- feefie 12y ago
  Besides the price is there anything different between the US and International editions? There must be a trick here... ?
  - arghnoname 12y ago
    Sometimes the paper can be thinner. Sometimes it's in black and white and the US edition is in color. The international edition is almost always softcover and the cover may be in Chinese (for instance). The problem sets may be in differing order. Many of these things are described in the comments. I almost exclusively buy international textbooks for home reference if available. The price difference and the relatively small quality difference makes it a no-brainer. If you are doing it for a class though, find a friend with the overpriced version for homework.

Plough_Jogger 12y ago

A First Course in Probability: http://www.ebay.com/itm/A-First-Course-in-Probability-EDN-9-by-Sheldon-Ross-/261607443332?pt=US_Texbook_Education&hash=item3ce904cb84 http://www.ebay.com/itm/A-First-Course-in-Probability-EDN-9-... Linear Algebra with Applications: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Linear-Algebra-with-Applications-5ed-by-Otto-Bretscher-/251574886499?pt=US_Texbook_Education&hash=item3a93082063 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Linear-Algebra-with-Applications-5ed... International editions of textbooks are immensely cheaper.

feefie 12y ago
Besides the price is there anything different between the US and International editions? There must be a trick here... ?
- arghnoname 12y ago
  Sometimes the paper can be thinner. Sometimes it's in black and white and the US edition is in color. The international edition is almost always softcover and the cover may be in Chinese (for instance). The problem sets may be in differing order. Many of these things are described in the comments. I almost exclusively buy international textbooks for home reference if available. The price difference and the relatively small quality difference makes it a no-brainer. If you are doing it for a class though, find a friend with the overpriced version for homework.