Gorroochurn, Prakash 1971- creator text bibliography Electronic books. History. Electronic books. Electronic books. nju Hoboken, N.J John Wiley & Sons 2012 monographic eng

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1 online resource. "A great book, one that I will certainly add to my personal library." & mdash;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 have shaped the field, and their counterintuitive nature. From Cardano's 1564 Games of Chance to Jacob Bernoulli's 1713 Golden Theorem to Parrondo's 1996 Perplexin. Classic 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 Méré Problem I: The Problem of Dice (1654); 3.1 Discussion; 4 The Chevalier de Méré 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. Prakash Gorroochurn. Includes bibliographical references and index. Probabilities Famous problems Probabilities History MATHEMATICS Probability & Statistics General Probabilities Probabilities Famous problems QA273.A4 519.2 Gorroochurn, Prakash, 1971- Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, 2012 (DLC) 2011051089 9781118314333 1118314336 9781118314319 111831431X 9781118314326 1118314328 9781118314340 1118314344 1118063252 9781118063255 1280592796 9781280592799 2012003401 10.1002/9781118314340 Wiley InterScience 50F0C51E-5B02-4476-978B-B48FCBD4D09B OverDrive, Inc. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118314340 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118314340 DLC 120125 20171115110432.0 ocn774024190 eng