tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890204.post502063949786127994..comments2024-03-10T05:26:42.148-04:00Comments on My Biased Coin: New Book on Concentration BoundsMichael Mitzenmacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06738274256402616703noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890204.post-74789968171945800132009-10-15T01:48:04.444-04:002009-10-15T01:48:04.444-04:00I agree that this is an excellent book (I've b...I agree that this is an excellent book (I've been using a draft for a couple of years), and it fills a big gap. While there are good surveys on measure concentration, it is hard to find something that is as approachable for a computer scientist, and yet covers things like isoperimetry, Talagrand's, Kim-Vu's, etc.<br /><br />I think I might have gotten a better price than Amazon, from the Cambridge University press desk at STOC. It may be worth checking them out at FOCS.<br /><br />--kunalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890204.post-89174500539135150882009-10-15T01:25:37.883-04:002009-10-15T01:25:37.883-04:00I have seen a draft of this book earlier (followin...I have seen a draft of this book earlier (following a link from geomblog) and I love it! It does really make concentration seem a lot easier.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com