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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sá, J. P. Marques de, 1946-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Portugués
Publicado: Berlin ; London : Springer, 2008.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 224 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9783540744177
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