Chance: The Life of Games & the Game of Life |
| Author: Joaquim P. Marques De Sa
Publisher: Springer
Category: Book
List Price: $39.95
Buy New: $19.38
You Save: $20.57 (51%)
New (21) Used (1) from $15.75
Sales Rank: 442203
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.5
ISBN: 3540744169
Dewey Decimal Number: 519
EAN: 9783540744160
ASIN: 3540744169
Publication Date: April 7, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: SHIPS from 5 locations based on your Zip Code and availability! (PA TN IN OR SC) *-* Gift Quality *-* Orders Processed Immediately! - We get your book to you Very Quickly! -L2355.03322
|
|
Similar Items:
|
|
Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
With its many easy-to-follow mathematical examples, this book takes the reader on an almost chronological trip through the fascinating and amazing laws of chance, omnipresent in the natural world and in our daily lives. Along the route many fascinating topics are discussed, such as: challenging probability paradoxes; "paranormal" coincidences; game odds; causes and effects; interpretation of opinion polls; winning chances as a game proceeds; the nature of randomness; entropy and randomness; randomness in life; algorithmic complexity and the undecidability of randomness; possibilities and limitations of learning the laws of a Universe immersed in chance events. This charming book will inform and entertain the scientist and non-scientist alike.
|
