The Pleasures of Probability (Undergraduate Texts in

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The Pleasures of Probability (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics)

The ideas of probability are all around us. Lotteries, casino gambling, the alÂ most non-stop polling which seems to mold public policy more and moreÂ these are a few of the areas where principles of probability impinge in a direct way on the lives and fortunes of the general public. At a more reÂ moved level there is modern science which uses probability and its offshoots like statistics and the theory of random processes to build mathematical descriptions of the real world. In fact, twentieth-century physics, in embracÂ ing quantum mechanics, has a world view that is at its core probabilistic in nature, contrary to the deterministic one of classical physics. In addition to all this muscular evidence of the importance of probability ideas it should also be said that probability can be lots of fun. It is a subject where you can start thinking about amusing, interesting, and often difficult problems with very little mathematical background. In this book, I wanted to introduce a reader with at least a fairly decent mathematical background in elementary algebra to this world of probabilÂ ity, to the way of thinking typical of probability, and the kinds of problems to which probability can be applied. I have used examples from a wide variety of fields to motivate the discussion of concepts.
Country USA
Brand Springer
Manufacturer Springer
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 17 black & white illustrations, 17 black
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780387944159
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Springer
Manufacturer	Springer
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	17 black & white illustrations, 17 black
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780387944159
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

The Pleasures of Probability (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics)

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