This is a unique book on how probability affects our everyday lives. It guides the reader in an almost chronological trip through the fascinating and amazing laws of chance, omnipresent in the natural world and in our daily lives. Along the way many fascinating topics are discussed. These include challenging probability paradoxes, ‘paranormal’ coincidences, game odds, and causes and effects. Finally the author discusses possibilities and limitations of learning the laws of a Universe immersed in chance events. This charming book, with its many easy-to-follow mathematical examples, will inform and entertain the scientist and non-scientist alike.
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Table of Content
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.About the author
J.P. Marques de Sá is Full Professor at the Engineering Faculty of the University of Porto. He is chairman of the Signal Processing Group of the Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Porto. His research interests are in the areas of Physiological Signal Analysis, Pattern Recognition and Neural Networks. He is a reviewer for several scientific journals and chairman of the ‘Summer School on Neural Networks’ annually held at Porto. He is author of six books, four in Portuguese and two in English.
Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 224 ● ISBN 9783540744177 ● File size 5.9 MB ● Publisher Springer Berlin ● City Heidelberg ● Country DE ● Published 2008 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 2163666 ● Copy protection Social DRM
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