Question by junglism: Stochastic Calculus – can anyone recommend good books for a beginner?
Hi All,
My question is a little different from one i found previously.
My Background:
Bachelors Electrical Engineering and BSc Math

To be honest i didnt pay that much attention in math, and it was more computational stuff – pdes etc than any stochastic/statistical stuff.

I have done 2 probability courses in my engineering degree, with themes that touch on stochastics (and lots of computation with matlab).

I am currently reading “Elementary Stochastic Calculus” by Thomas Mikosch (http://tinyurl.com/y8wqop), but still finding i need to take too many intellectual leaps of faith.

Ideally i’d like to be reading something like “Concepts and Practice of Mathematical Finance” by Joshi (http://tinyurl.com/sjx9s).

Short of actually going back to school, do you know of any excellent books that begin at an elementary level, and a well-explained enough to use in a home study environment.

Thank you very kindly!

Best answer:

Answer by Georgiana
Well, here are some nice books (however, I cannot tell if these are too easy or too advanced):

1. “Stochastic Calculus: a practical introduction” by Richard Durrett
2. “Stochastic Calculus and Financial Applications” by J. Michael Steele
3. “Stochastic Calculus: applications in science and engineering” by Mircea Grigoriu

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