Chance the life of games and the game of life /
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 prob...
| Main Author: | Sá, J. P. Marques de, 1946- |
|---|---|
| Other Authors: | SpringerLink (Online service) |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English Portuguese |
| Published: |
Berlin ; London :
Springer,
2008.
Berlin ; London : 2008. |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xii, 224 pages) : illustrations. |
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Chance : |b the life of games and the game of life / |c by Joaquim P. Marques de Sá. |
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| 520 | |a 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. | ||
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