Probability Tales

Author : Charles Miller Grinstead
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
ISBN 13 : 0821852612
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Probability Tales written by Charles Miller Grinstead and published by American Mathematical Soc.. This book was released on 2011 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores four real-world topics through the lens of probability theory. It can be used to supplement a standard text in probability or statistics. Most elementary textbooks present the basic theory and then illustrate the ideas with some neatly packaged examples. Here the authors assume that the reader has seen, or is learning, the basic theory from another book and concentrate in some depth on the following topics: streaks, the stock market, lotteries, and fingerprints. This extended format allows the authors to present multiple approaches to problems and to pursue promising side discussions in ways that would not be possible in a book constrained to cover a fixed set of topics. To keep the main narrative accessible, the authors have placed the more technical mathematical details in appendices. The appendices can be understood by someone who has taken one or two semesters of calculus.

Author : Ivar Ekeland
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 9780226199924
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Broken Dice, and Other Mathematical Tales of Chance written by Ivar Ekeland and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1996-06-15 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contemplating the randomness of nature, Ekeland extends his consideration of the catastrophe theory of the universe begun in Mathematics and the Unexpected, drawing upon rich literary sources and current topics in math and physics such as chaos theory, information theory, and particle physics. Line drawings.

Author : Charles Miller Grinstead
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781470416409
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Probability Tales written by Charles Miller Grinstead and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Colin Bruce
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780099428572
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Conned Again, Watson! written by Colin Bruce and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We all lose time and money because of bad decisions, perfectly happy in the illusion that our common sense is choosing the right path for us. In Conned Again, Watson! Sherlock Holmes uses his vast knowledge solve crimes and protect the innocent in a series of cautionary tales of greedy gamblers, reckless businessmen and ruthless conmen. From 'The Execution of Andrews' to 'The Case of the Gambling Nobleman' and 'The Case of the Paranoid Student', there has never been a more exciting way to learn when to take a calculated risk - and how to spot a scam. In this illuminating collection of twelve new Sherlock Holmes stories, challenges of logic, probability, statistics, game theory and more are illustrated. A thought-provoking introduction to maths relevant to everyday life, this book will change the way you look at making decisions.

Author : David F. Anderson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 110824498X
Total Pages : 447 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Introduction to Probability written by David F. Anderson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-11-02 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This classroom-tested textbook is an introduction to probability theory, with the right balance between mathematical precision, probabilistic intuition, and concrete applications. Introduction to Probability covers the material precisely, while avoiding excessive technical details. After introducing the basic vocabulary of randomness, including events, probabilities, and random variables, the text offers the reader a first glimpse of the major theorems of the subject: the law of large numbers and the central limit theorem. The important probability distributions are introduced organically as they arise from applications. The discrete and continuous sides of probability are treated together to emphasize their similarities. Intended for students with a calculus background, the text teaches not only the nuts and bolts of probability theory and how to solve specific problems, but also why the methods of solution work.

Author : Emmanuel Lesigne
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
ISBN 13 : 0821837141
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Heads or Tails written by Emmanuel Lesigne and published by American Mathematical Soc.. This book was released on 2005 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone knows some of the basics of probability, perhaps enough to play cards. Beyond the introductory ideas, there are many wonderful results that are unfamiliar to the layman, but which are well within our grasp to understand and appreciate. Some of the most remarkable results in probability are those that are related to limit theorems--statements about what happens when the trial is repeated many times. The most famous of these is the Law of Large Numbers, which mathematicians,engineers, economists, and many others use every day. In this book, Lesigne has made these limit theorems accessible by stating everything in terms of a game of tossing of a coin: heads or tails. In this way, the analysis becomes much clearer, helping establish the reader's intuition aboutprobability. Moreover, very little generality is lost, as many situations can be modelled from combinations of coin tosses. This book is suitable for anyone who would like to learn more about mathematical probability and has had a one-year undergraduate course in analysis.

Author : Henk Tijms
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 0429815484
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Surprises in Probability written by Henk Tijms and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-08-30 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings together a variety of probability applications through entertaining stories that will appeal to a broad readership. What are the best stopping rules for the dating problem? What can Bayes’ formula tell us about the chances of a Champions League draw for soccer teams being rigged? How could syndicates win millions of lottery dollars by buying a multitude of tickets at the right time? What’s the best way to manage your betting bankroll in a game in which you have an edge? How to use probability to debunk quacks and psychic mediums? How can the Monte Carlo simulation be used to solve a wide variety of probability problems? Are seven riffle shuffles of a standard deck of 52 playing cards enough for randomness? Provides seventeen engaging stories that illustrate ideas in probability. Written so as to be suitable for those with minimal mathematical background. Stories can be read independently. Can be used as examples and exercises for teaching introductory probability. These questions and many more are addressed in seventeen short chapters that can be read independently. The engaging stories are instructive and demonstrate valuable probabilistic ideas. They offer students material that they most likely don’t learn in class, and offer teachers a new way of teaching their subject.

Author : Carol Ash
Publisher : Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers(IEEE)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Probability Tutoring Book written by Carol Ash and published by Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers(IEEE). This book was released on 1993 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A self-study guide for practicing engineers, scientists, and students, this book offers practical, worked-out examples on continuous and discrete probability for problem-solving courses. It is filled with handy diagrams, examples, and solutions that greatly aid in the comprehension of a variety of probability problems.

Author : Joseph Devon
Publisher : Joseph Devon
ISBN 13 : 9781441403865
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Probability Angels written by Joseph Devon and published by Joseph Devon. This book was released on 2009-01-07 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Matthew knows that he died twenty years ago. He has, after all, been bouncing around New York city ever since, causing mischief and having fun as a supernatural being. But recently some problems have been cropping up: not only is he hallucinating things in garbage cans, but his mentor doesn't think he's working up to his full potential, his best friend can't offer any solace but drunken confusion, and his wife is dying in Central Park. See, the past twenty years haven't meant a thing because now it's time for Matthew to make his second choice and become a tester of humanity. And that's all before the zombies show up. Come explore the world of Matthew and Epp and see what a samurai from Feudal Japan has to do with the course of modern physics, what a two-thousand year old Roman slave has to do with the summit of Mount Everest, and what a dead man from Brooklyn has to do with the fate of the world.

Author : Carla Mooney
Publisher : Britannica Digital Learning
ISBN 13 : 1625132123
Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book All About Probability written by Carla Mooney and published by Britannica Digital Learning. This book was released on 2014-05-30 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Probability measures how likely it is something will happen. Is it more likely or less likely? Possible or impossible? What color crayon is less likely to be picked? Students are introduced to the processes of predicting, investigating, and reasoning. This title also will allow students to determine the main idea of a text, recount the key details, and explain how these details support the main idea.