東華大學圖書館 |

Language: English

Help

回圖書館首頁

手機版館藏查詢

Back

Switch To: Labeled | MARC Mode | ISBD

Will you be alive 10 years from now?...

Nahin, Paul J.

Linked to FindBook

Google Book

Amazon

博客來

Will you be alive 10 years from now? : = and numerous other curious questions in probability : a collection of not so well-known mathematical mind-benders (with solutions, with one exception) /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Will you be alive 10 years from now? :/ Paul J. Nahin.
Reminder of title:	and numerous other curious questions in probability : a collection of not so well-known mathematical mind-benders (with solutions, with one exception) /
Author:	Nahin, Paul J.
Published:	Princeton :Princeton University Press, : 2014.,
Description:	xxvi, 220 p. :;25 cm.
Subject:	Probabilities -
ISBN:	9780691156804 (hbk.) :

Will you be alive 10 years from now? : = and numerous other curious questions in probability : a collection of not so well-known mathematical mind-benders (with solutions, with one exception) /
Nahin, Paul J.

Will you be alive 10 years from now? :and numerous other curious questions in probability : a collection of not so well-known mathematical mind-benders (with solutions, with one exception) /Paul J. Nahin. - Princeton :Princeton University Press,2014. - xxvi, 220 p. :;25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What are the chances of a game-show contestant finding a chicken in a box? Is the Hanukkah dreidel a fair game? Will you be alive ten years from now? These are just some of the one-of-a-kind probability puzzles that acclaimed popular math writer Paul Nahin offers in this lively and informative book.Nahin brings probability to life with colorful and amusing historical anecdotes as well as an electrifying approach to solving puzzles that illustrates many of the techniques that mathematicians and scientists use to grapple with probability. He looks at classic puzzles from the past--from Galileo's dice-tossing problem to a disarming dice puzzle that would have astonished even Newton--and also includes a dozen challenge problems for you to tackle yourself, with complete solutions provided in the back of the book.Nahin then presents twenty-five unusual probability puzzlers that you aren't likely to find anywhere else, and which range in difficulty from ones that are easy but clever to others that are technically intricate. Each problem is accompanied by an entertaining discussion of its background and solution, and is backed up by theory and computer simulations whenever possible in order to show how theory and computer experimentation can often work together on probability questions. All the MATLAB Monte Carlo simulation codes needed to solve the problems computationally are included in the book. With his characteristic wit, audacity, and insight, Nahin demonstrates why seemingly simple probability problems can stump even the experts.

ISBN: 9780691156804 (hbk.) :US27.95

LCCN: 2013010221Subjects--Topical Terms:

694044
Probabilities

LC Class. No.: QA273.25 / .N344 2014

Dewey Class. No.: 519.2

Will you be alive 10 years from now? : = and numerous other curious questions in probability : a collection of not so well-known mathematical mind-benders (with solutions, with one exception) /
LDR:02359cam a2200217 a 4500 001 1921776
008 140612s2014 nju b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2013010221
020 $a 9780691156804 (hbk.) : $c US27.95
020 $a 0691156808 (hbk.)
020 $a 1299874223 (ebk.)
020 $a 9781299874220 (ebk.)
020 $a 9781400848379 (ebk.)
020 $a 1400848377 (ebk.)
040 $a DLC $b eng
050 0 0 $a QA273.25 $b .N344 2014
082 0 0 $a 519.2 $2 23
100 1 $a Nahin, Paul J. $3 1050654
245 1 0 $a Will you be alive 10 years from now? : $b and numerous other curious questions in probability : a collection of not so well-known mathematical mind-benders (with solutions, with one exception) / $c Paul J. Nahin.
260 # $a Princeton : $b Princeton University Press, $c 2014.
300 $a xxvi, 220 p. :; $c 25 cm.
504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index.
520 # $a What are the chances of a game-show contestant finding a chicken in a box? Is the Hanukkah dreidel a fair game? Will you be alive ten years from now? These are just some of the one-of-a-kind probability puzzles that acclaimed popular math writer Paul Nahin offers in this lively and informative book.Nahin brings probability to life with colorful and amusing historical anecdotes as well as an electrifying approach to solving puzzles that illustrates many of the techniques that mathematicians and scientists use to grapple with probability. He looks at classic puzzles from the past--from Galileo's dice-tossing problem to a disarming dice puzzle that would have astonished even Newton--and also includes a dozen challenge problems for you to tackle yourself, with complete solutions provided in the back of the book.Nahin then presents twenty-five unusual probability puzzlers that you aren't likely to find anywhere else, and which range in difficulty from ones that are easy but clever to others that are technically intricate. Each problem is accompanied by an entertaining discussion of its background and solution, and is backed up by theory and computer simulations whenever possible in order to show how theory and computer experimentation can often work together on probability questions. All the MATLAB Monte Carlo simulation codes needed to solve the problems computationally are included in the book. With his characteristic wit, audacity, and insight, Nahin demonstrates why seemingly simple probability problems can stump even the experts.
650 # 0 $a Probabilities $3 694044