One of the great things about the "Internet Age" is the wealth of information that’s out there for free to anyone who’s looking for it, and one of the great tragedies of the "Internet Age" is that I have many fewer excuses for my own ignorance.  Basically the only remaining explanation for my ignorance is my own lazy-ass habits.  Exhibit A in support of this finding is this:

Dartmouth University has made the textbook Introduction to Probability available for free on its website.  I’ve often mentioned that I’m mathematically challenged and really I should do something about it, but despite having this resource available to me I don’t feel the least bit tempted to study it.  Why?  Because I suspect it might be hard and for a lazy-ass guy like me that just isn’t gonna cut it.  Now if they come out with a free "Probability for Dummies" we might be in business.

Update: I just checked the preface for the book and it contains the following:

This text is designed for an introductory probability course taken by sophomores, juniors, and seniors in mathematics, the physical and social sciences, engineering, and computer science. It presents a thorough treatment of probability ideas and techniques necessary for a firm understanding of the subject. The text can be used in a variety of course lengths, levels, and areas of emphasis.

For use in a standard one-term course, in which both discrete and continuous probability is covered, students should have taken as a prerequisite two terms of calculus, including an introduction to multiple integrals. In order to cover Chapter 11, which contains material on Markov chains, some knowledge of matrix theory is necessary.

I don’t think so.