This is Archive: is a unique book on how probability affects our everyday lives..
Archive: This is a unique book on how probability affects our everyday lives.
It is guides the reader in an almost chronological trip through the fascinating and amazing laws of chance, omnipresent in the natural world and in our daily lives..
It guides the reader in an almost chronological trip through the fascinating and amazing laws of chance, omnipresent in the natural world and in our daily lives.
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Along the way many fascinating topics are discussed.
challenging probability paradoxes, is These include "paranormal" coincidences, game odds, and causes and effects..
These include challenging probability paradoxes, "paranormal" coincidences, game odds, and causes and effects.
the author is Finally discusses possibilities and limitations of learning the laws of a Universe immersed in chance events..
Finally the author discusses possibilities and limitations of learning the laws of a Universe immersed in chance events.
This charming book, is with its many easy-to-follow mathematical examples, will inform and entertain the scientist and non-scientist alike.Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG ISBN: 9783540744160 Number of pages: 224 Weight: 373 g Dimensions: 235 x 155 x 12 mmMEDIA REVIEWSFrom the reviews:"This book gives a delightful overview of Probability, that is Chance, as a phenomenon in both games and life. ... I found this book to be filled with example that I will use in class the next time I teach Probability. ... The author keeps the mathematical prerequisites to a minimum, so that this book would be accessible to an undergraduate ... ..
This charming book, with its many easy-to-follow mathematical examples, will inform and entertain the scientist and non-scientist alike.Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG ISBN: 9783540744160 Number of pages: 224 Weight: 373 g Dimensions: 235 x 155 x 12 mmMEDIA REVIEWSFrom the reviews:"This book gives a delightful overview of Probability, that is Chance, as a phenomenon in both games and life. ... I found this book to be filled with example that I will use in class the next time I teach Probability. ... The author keeps the mathematical prerequisites to a minimum, so that this book would be accessible to an undergraduate ... .
I is would consider using it as a text for a student who wanted to do an independent study of probability theory." (Barbara E. Reynolds, MathDL, July, 2008)"This book on chance is a translation of the 2006 Portuguese original. ... it may be read by almost anybody who is interested in the subject of chance." (A..
I would consider using it as a text for a student who wanted to do an independent study of probability theory." (Barbara E. Reynolds, MathDL, July, 2008)"This book on chance is a translation of the 2006 Portuguese original. ... it may be read by almost anybody who is interested in the subject of chance." (A.
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N. Philippou, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2009 a).