Chance : The life of games and the game of life /
By: Marques de S�, Joaquim P [author.1].
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BookBerlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008. Description: XII, 224 p. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783540744177.Subject(s): Popular works. 0 | Game theory. 0 | Probabilities. 0 | Statistical physics. 0 | Dynamical systems.14 | Popular Science.24 | Popular Science, general.24 | Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes.24 | Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity.24 | Game Theory, Economics, Social and Behav. Sciences.2DDC classification: 500 Online resources: Click here to access online | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| PK Kelkar Library, IIT Kanpur | Available | EBK5015 |
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.
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 and limitations of learning the laws of a Universe immersed in chance events. This charming book will inform and entertain the scientist and non-scientist alike. 0
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