Chance Rules

Author : Brian Everitt
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0387774157
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chance Rules written by Brian Everitt and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-06-29 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chance continues to govern our lives in the 21st Century. From the genes we inherit and the environment into which we are born, to the lottery ticket we buy at the local store, much of life is a gamble. In business, education, travel, health, and marriage, we take chances in the hope of obtaining something better. Chance colors our lives with uncertainty, and so it is important to examine it and try to understand about how it operates in a number of different circumstances. Such understanding becomes simpler if we take some time to learn a little about probability, since probability is the natural language of uncertainty. This second edition of Chance Rules again recounts the story of chance through history and the various ways it impacts on our lives. Here you can read about the earliest gamblers who thought that the fall of the dice was controlled by the gods, as well as the modern geneticist and quantum theory researcher trying to integrate aspects of probability into their chosen speciality. Example included in the first addition such as the infamous Monty Hall problem, tossing coins, coincidences, horse racing, birthdays and babies remain, often with an expanded discussion, in this edition. Additional material in the second edition includes, a probabilistic explanation of why things were better when you were younger, consideration of whether you can use probability to prove the existence of God, how long you may have to wait to win the lottery, some court room dramas, predicting the future, and how evolution scores over creationism. Chance Rules lets you learn about probability without complex mathematics.

Author : Ann Rule
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0743424069
Total Pages : 481 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Last Dance, Last Chance written by Ann Rule and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “America’s best true-crime writer” (Kirkus Reviews) presents an all-new collection of crime stories drawn from her private files and featuring the riveting case of a fraudulent doctor whose lifelong deceptions had deadly consequences. The inspiration behind the upcoming Lifetime movie event Desperate Hours. Dr. Anthony Pignataro was a cosmetic surgeon and a famed medical researcher whose flashy red Lamborghini and flamboyant lifestyle in western New York State suggested a highly successful career. But appearances can be deceiving—and, for the doctor’s wife, very nearly deadly. Now, the motivations of the classic sociopath are plumbed with chilling accuracy by Ann Rule. Along with other shocking true cases, this worldwide headline-making case will have you turning pages in disbelief that a trusted medical professional could sink to the depths of greed, manipulation, and self-aggrandizement where even slow, deliberate murder is not seen for what it truly is: pure evil.

Author : Manfred Eigen
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780691025667
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Laws of the Game written by Manfred Eigen and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 1993-04-11 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using game theory and examples of actual games people play, Nobel laureate Manfred Eigen and Ruthild Winkler show how the elements of chance and rules underlie all that happens in the universe, from genetic behavior through economic growth to the composition of music. To illustrate their argument, the authors turn to classic games--backgammon, bridge, and chess--and relate them to physical, biological, and social applications of probability theory and number theory. Further, they have invented, and present here, more than a dozen playable games derived from scientific models for equilibrium, selection, growth, and even the composition of RNA.

Author : Albert H. Morehead
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1447482611
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hoyle's Rules of Games - Descriptions of Indoor Games of Skill and Chance, with Advice on Skillful Play written by Albert H. Morehead and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2013-01-11 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This vintage book contains a beginner-friendly guide to playing a variety of popular games ranging from bridge to chess. With comprehensive descriptions and useful tips on how to play, this volume is will appeal to those with an interest in indoor games and would make for a handy addition to any collection. Contents include: “Card Games”, “Bridge”, “Five Hundred”, “Hearts”, “Oh Hell”, “Seven Up”, “Canasta”, “Skat”, “Two-Handed Pinochle”, “Klaberjass”, “Rummy”, “Poker”, “Black Jack”, “Fan Tan”, “Michigan”, “Cribbage”, “Casino”, “Klondike”, “'The Game'”, “Checkers”, “Chess”, “Backgammon”, “Dice”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on card games.

Author : Joanne P. McCallie
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118231228
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Choice Not Chance written by Joanne P. McCallie and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-01-31 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foreword by Mike Krzyzewski, Duke’s Men Basketball Coach A celebrated coach reveals the secrets to building a fierce competitor At age 26, Joanne P. McCallie, a.k.a. Coach P, began her career at Maine, where in the span of eight years, she elevated the women's basketball program to a very competitive team that outdrew the men's crowds, a rarity in college sports. Over her tenure, she created the Choice Not Chance (CNC) philosophy, training kids how to think and focus on making the correct choices in life. She imparted her passionate philosophy to all of her players and now brings it to her efforts as head coach at Duke. Choice Not Chancehighlights McCallie's lessons for building a fierce competitor, such as "Going against the grain," "Never become satisfied," and "Enjoy the prospect of getting better daily." The CNC philosophy is widely used by McCallie, her staff, and players, who are very active in the community speaking about "CNC." Joanne P. McCallie is head coach of the Duke Women's Basketball team and was the ACC Coach of the Year in 2010 McCallie became the first coach in Division I history to be crowned champion in four different conferences, as well as the first coach in NCAA history to garner coach of the year accolades in four different leagues A native of Brunswick, Maine, McCallie owns a career mark of 431-174 and is entering her 20th year as a head coach at Maine, Michigan State and Duke; as a coach and player, she has led her teams to 15 conference titles, 19 NCAA Tournament appearances, seven NCAA Sweet 16 appearances, five NCAA Elite Eight appearances, three NCAA Final Four appearances and three NCAA Championship game appearances During the 2004-05 season at Michigan State, she won the Big Ten Regular Season and Tournament Championship en route to a National Championship game appearance. For her efforts she was named the Associated Press National Coach of the Year McCallie has taught her teams to play with passion and fight hard for recognition, and her teams have achieved remarkable success. Apply her wisdom to your teams, your employees, and your own life.

Author : Brian Everitt
Publisher : Copernicus
ISBN 13 : 9780387781297
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chance Rules written by Brian Everitt and published by Copernicus. This book was released on 2008-09-05 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chance continues to govern our lives in the 21st Century. From the genes we inherit and the environment into which we are born, to the lottery ticket we buy at the local store, much of life is a gamble. In business, education, travel, health, and marriage, we take chances in the hope of obtaining something better. Chance colors our lives with uncertainty, and so it is important to examine it and try to understand about how it operates in a number of different circumstances. Such understanding becomes simpler if we take some time to learn a little about probability, since probability is the natural language of uncertainty. This second edition of Chance Rules again recounts the story of chance through history and the various ways it impacts on our lives. Here you can read about the earliest gamblers who thought that the fall of the dice was controlled by the gods, as well as the modern geneticist and quantum theory researcher trying to integrate aspects of probability into their chosen speciality. Example included in the first addition such as the infamous Monty Hall problem, tossing coins, coincidences, horse racing, birthdays and babies remain, often with an expanded discussion, in this edition. Additional material in the second edition includes, a probabilistic explanation of why things were better when you were younger, consideration of whether you can use probability to prove the existence of God, how long you may have to wait to win the lottery, some court room dramas, predicting the future, and how evolution scores over creationism. Chance Rules lets you learn about probability without complex mathematics.

Author : Gerolamo Cardano
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
ISBN 13 : 048680898X
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Book on Games of Chance written by Gerolamo Cardano and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 2015-11-04 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mathematics was only one area of interest for Gerolamo Cardano ― the sixteenth-century astrologer, philosopher, and physician was also a prolific author and inveterate gambler. Gambling led Cardano to the study of probability, and he was the first writer to recognize that random events are governed by mathematical laws. Published posthumously in 1663, Cardano's Liber de ludo aleae (Book on Games of Chance) is often considered the major starting point of the study of mathematical probability. The Italian scholar formulated some of the field's basic ideas more than a century before the better-known correspondence of Pascal and Fermat. Although his book had no direct influence on other early thinkers about probability, it remains an important antecedent to later expressions of the science's tenets.

Author : Richard Anthony Proctor
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chance and Luck written by Richard Anthony Proctor and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : W. PAINTER (Writer on Games of Skill and Chance.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Guide to the Lottery; Or the Laws of Chance ... Applied to the Solution of a Variety of Curious Questions Relating to Cards, Dice, Lotteries, Etc. Likewise the Whole Business of Insuring Tickets in the State Lottery ... Explained ... To which is Added a Companion for the Draught-Player, Containing Thirty Select Games, Etc written by W. PAINTER (Writer on Games of Skill and Chance.) and published by . This book was released on 1787 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Brian Sidney Everitt
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
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