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Nova Science Publishersc20111 online resource (346 p.)Physics research and technologyDescription based upon print version of record.1-61668-549-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Physics research and technology.ElectrostaticsElectrostatics.537/.2Bertrand Camille, L1471701MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910781950303321Electrostatics3684115UNINA04734nam 2200733Ia 450 991014144920332120200520144314.0978661362262497812805927991280592796978111831434011183143449781118314319111831431X(CKB)2670000000177900(EBL)861785(SSID)ssj0000633362(PQKBManifestationID)11451904(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000633362(PQKBWorkID)10617093(PQKB)10137807(MiAaPQ)EBC861785(DLC) 2012003401(PPN)170611566(FR-PaCSA)88813029(CaSebORM)9781118314333(OCoLC)795914178(FRCYB88813029)88813029(Perlego)1004001(EXLCZ)99267000000017790020120124d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrClassic problems of probability /Prakash Gorroochurn1st editionHoboken, N.J. John Wiley & Sons20121 online resource (328 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9781118314333 1118314336 9781118063255 1118063252 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 Discussion9 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 Discussion18 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 Discussion27 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; IndexWinner 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. 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