LEADER 04734nam 2200733Ia 450 001 9910141449203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9786613622624 010 $a9781280592799 010 $a1280592796 010 $a9781118314340 010 $a1118314344 010 $a9781118314319 010 $a111831431X 035 $a(CKB)2670000000177900 035 $a(EBL)861785 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000633362 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11451904 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000633362 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10617093 035 $a(PQKB)10137807 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC861785 035 $a(DLC) 2012003401 035 $a(PPN)170611566 035 $a(FR-PaCSA)88813029 035 $a(CaSebORM)9781118314333 035 $a(OCoLC)795914178 035 $a(FRCYB88813029)88813029 035 $a(Perlego)1004001 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000177900 100 $a20120124d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aClassic problems of probability /$fPrakash Gorroochurn 205 $a1st edition 210 $aHoboken, N.J. $cJohn Wiley & Sons$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (328 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9781118314333 311 08$a1118314336 311 08$a9781118063255 311 08$a1118063252 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aClassic 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 Me?re? Problem I: The Problem of Dice (1654); 3.1 Discussion; 4 The Chevalier de Me?re? 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 327 $a9 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 Discussion 327 $a18 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 327 $a27 Benford and the Peculiar Behavior of the First Significant Digit (1938)27.1 Discussion; 28 Coinciding Birthdays (1939); 28.1 Discussion; 29 Le?vy 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 330 $aWinner 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 606 $aProbabilities$xFamous problems 606 $aProbabilities$xHistory 615 0$aProbabilities$xFamous problems. 615 0$aProbabilities$xHistory. 676 $a519.2 700 $aGorroochurn$b Prakash$f1971-$0522147 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910141449203321 996 $aClassic problems of probability$9835697 997 $aUNINA