02675nam 2200613Ia 450 991078509670332120200520144314.01-281-21651-897866112165113-540-74417-710.1007/978-3-540-74417-7(CKB)1000000000408439(EBL)336647(OCoLC)233973450(SSID)ssj0000291190(PQKBManifestationID)11211477(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000291190(PQKBWorkID)10250078(PQKB)10438487(DE-He213)978-3-540-74417-7(MiAaPQ)EBC336647(Au-PeEL)EBL336647(CaPaEBR)ebr10223556(CaONFJC)MIL121651(PPN)123742528(EXLCZ)99100000000040843920080204d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrChance[electronic resource] the life of games & the game of life /Joaquim P. Marques de Sá1st ed. 2008.Berlin Springerc20081 online resource (234 p.)Original Portuguese ed.: Gravida, 2006.3-540-74416-9 Includes bibliographical references.Probabilities and Games of Chance -- Amazing Conditions -- Expecting to Win -- The Wonderful Curve -- Probable Inferences -- Fortune and Ruin -- The Nature of Chance -- Noisy Irregularities -- Chance and Order -- Living with Chance.With its many easy-to-follow mathematical examples, this book takes the reader on an almost chronological trip through the fascinating and amazing laws of chance, omnipresent in the natural world and in our daily lives. Along the route many fascinating topics are discussed, such as: challenging probability paradoxes; "paranormal" coincidences; game odds; causes and effects; interpretation of opinion polls; winning chances as a game proceeds; the nature of randomness; entropy and randomness; randomness in life; algorithmic complexity and the undecidability of randomness; possibilities and limitations of learning the laws of a Universe immersed in chance events. This charming book will inform and entertain the scientist and non-scientist alike.ChanceProbabilitiesChance.Probabilities.519.2Sá J. P. Marques de1946-312072MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910785096703321Chance3761292UNINA