Books by Henry (New York University) McKean

Probability theory is explained here by one of its leading authorities. McKean constructs a clear path through the subject and sheds light on a variety of interesting topics in which probability theory plays a key role. Anyone who wants to learn or use probability will benefit from reading this book.

This 1997 book presents the subject of elliptic curves in the style of its nineteenth-century discoverers, with references to and comments about more modern developments. Requiring only a first acquaintance with complex function theory, it is an ideal introduction to the subject for students of mathematics and physics.