"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 shap…
Cardano and games of chance (1564) -- Galileo and a discovery concerning dice (1620) -- The Chevalier de Méré problem I : the problem of dice (1654) -- The Chevalier de Méré II : the problem of points (1654) -- Huygens and the gambler's ruin (1657) -- The Pepys-Newton connection…
"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 boo…
"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…
How did we make reliable predictions before Pascal and Fermat's discovery of the mathematics of probability in 1654? What methods in law, science, commerce, philosophy, and logic helped us to get at the truth in cases where certainty was not attainable? In The Science of Conject…
