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UNINA9910141449203321 |
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Autore |
Gorroochurn Prakash <1971-> |
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Titolo |
Classic problems of probability / / Prakash Gorroochurn |
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Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, 2012 |
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9786613622624 |
9781280592799 |
1280592796 |
9781118314340 |
1118314344 |
9781118314319 |
111831431X |
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Edizione |
[1st edition] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (328 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Probabilities - Famous problems |
Probabilities - History |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
9 De Moivre's Problem (1730)9.1 Discussion; 10 De Moivre, Gauss, and the Normal Curve (1730, 1809); 10.1 Discussion; 11 Daniel Bernoulli and the St. Petersburg Problem (1738); 11.1 Discussion; 12 d' Alembert and the "Croix ou Pile" Article (1754); 12.1 Discussion; 13 d' Alembert and the Gambler's Fallacy (1761); 13.1 Discussion; 14 Bayes, Laplace, and Philosophies of Probability (1764, 1774); 14.1 Discussion; 15 Leibniz's Error (1768); 15.1 Discussion; 16 The Buffon Needle Problem (1777); 16.1 Discussion; 17 Bertrand's Ballot Problem (1887); 17.1 |
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18 Bertrand's Strange Three Boxes (1889)18.1 Discussion; 19 Bertrand's Chords (1889); 19.1 Discussion; 20 Three Coins and a Puzzle from Galton (1894); 20.1 Discussion; 21 Lewis Carroll's Pillow Problem No. 72 (1894); 21.1 Discussion; 22 Borel and a Different Kind of Normality (1909); 22.1 Discussion; 23 Borel's Paradox and Kolmogorov's Axioms (1909, 1933); 23.1 Discussion; 24 Of Borel, Monkeys, and the New Creationism (1913); 24.1 Discussion; 25 Kraitchik's Neckties and Newcomb's Problem (1930, 1960); 25.1 Discussion; 26 Fisher and the Lady Tasting Tea (1935); 26.1 Discussion |
27 Benford and the Peculiar Behavior of the First Significant Digit (1938)27.1 Discussion; 28 Coinciding Birthdays (1939); 28.1 Discussion; 29 Lévy and the Arc Sine Law (1939); 29.1 Discussion; 30 Simpson's Paradox (1951); 30.1 Discussion; 31 Gamow, Stern, and Elevators (1958); 31.1 Discussion; 32 Monty-Hall, Cars, and Goats (1975); 32.1 Discussion; 33 Parrondo's Perplexing Paradox (1996); 33.1 Discussion; Bibliography; Photo Credits; Index |
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Winner of the 2012 PROSE Award for Mathematics from The American Publishers Awards for Professional and Scholarly Excellence. ""A great book, one that I will certainly add to my personal library.""-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 ha |
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UNISANNIOCFI0075503 |
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Autore |
Cupellaro, Marco |
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Titolo |
La biblioteca vende : costi e tariffe dei servizi bibliotecari / Marco Cupellaro |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Milano, : Bibliografica, 1987 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Collana |
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Quaderni di Biblioteche oggi ; 3 |
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Biblioteche - Servizi - Costi |
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Collocazione |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Materiale a stampa |
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