The best introductory book I’ve read is Chance in Biology: Using Probability to Explore Nature by Mark Denny and Steven Gaines. While most introductory books have mainly examples from games of chance, this book uses examples from physics, chemistry and biology. It’s very accessible and it takes you very fast from the basic rules of probability theory to useful examples.
I would also recommend Jaynes’ lectures. They’re more informal than the book (and also free :D). These I think are the best for quickly understanding the “subjectivist” approach to probability theory.
The best introductory book I’ve read is Chance in Biology: Using Probability to Explore Nature by Mark Denny and Steven Gaines. While most introductory books have mainly examples from games of chance, this book uses examples from physics, chemistry and biology. It’s very accessible and it takes you very fast from the basic rules of probability theory to useful examples.
I would also recommend Jaynes’ lectures. They’re more informal than the book (and also free :D). These I think are the best for quickly understanding the “subjectivist” approach to probability theory.