| Description |
1 online resource |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Classic Problems of Probability; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Cardano and Games of Chance (1564); 1.1 Discussion; 2 Galileo and a Discovery Concerning Dice (1620); 2.1 Discussion; 3 The Chevalier de Méré Problem I: The Problem of Dice (1654); 3.1 Discussion; 4 The Chevalier de Méré Problem II: The Problem of Points (1654); 4.1 Discussion; 5 Huygens and the Gambler's Ruin (1657); 5.1 Discussion; 6 The Pepys-Newton Connection (1693); 6.1 Discussion; 7 Rencontres with Montmort (1708); 7.1 Discussion; 8 Jacob Bernoulli and his Golden Theorem (1713); 8.1 Discussion. |
| Summary |
"A great book, one that I will certainly add to my personal library." & mdash;Paul J. Nahin, Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering, University of New Hampshire Classic Problems of Probability presents a lively account of the most intriguing aspects of statistics. The book features a large collection of more than thirty classic probability problems which have been carefully selected for their interesting history, the way they have shaped the field, and their counterintuitive nature. From Cardano's 1564 Games of Chance to Jacob Bernoulli's 1713 Golden Theorem to Parrondo's 1996 Perplexin. |
| Subject |
Probabilities -- Famous problems.
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Probabilities -- History.
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Probabilités -- Histoire. |
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Probabilities |
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Probabilities -- Famous problems |
| Genre |
History
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Gorroochurn, Prakash, 1971- Classic problems of probability. Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, 2012 9781118063255 (DLC) 2011051089 |
| ISBN |
9781118314333 (epub) |
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1118314336 (epub) |
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9781118314319 (pdf) |
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111831431X (pdf) |
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9781118314326 (emobi) |
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1118314328 (emobi) |
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9781118314340 (electronic bk.) |
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1118314344 (electronic bk.) |
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1118063252 |
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9781118063255 |
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1280592796 |
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9781280592799 |
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(pbk.) |
| Standard No. |
9786613622624 |
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