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    Hoboken, N.J. :John Wiley & Sons,
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    edocfu_9959328928902883
    Format: 1 online resource
    ISBN: 9781118314333 , 1118314336 , 9781118314319 , 111831431X , 9781118314326 , 1118314328 , 9781118314340 , 1118314344 , 1118063252 , 9781118063255 , 1280592796 , 9781280592799
    Content: "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.
    Note: 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.
    Additional Edition: Print version: Gorroochurn, Prakash, 1971- Classic problems of probability. Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, 2012 ISBN 9781118063255
    Language: English
    Keywords: Electronic books. ; History.
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