Reasoning about Luck: Probability and its Uses in Physics - Rilegato

Ambegaokar, Vinay

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0521442176 ISBN 13: 9780521442176

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 1996

Riassunto

Major undergraduate physics textbook, with a unique approach for a new type of course.

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Recensione

'Reasoning about Luck uses no mathematics beyond basic algebra and geometry. It is unusually well written, and the author's dry sense of humour considerably increased my pleasure in reading it ... would be a superb choice for an upper-division honors seminar aimed at students from all the sciences or as supplementary reading in an undergraduate course in modern physics ... In thinking carefully about the minimum knowledge of physics that an educated citizen should have, Ambegaokar has made a real contribution to the discussion. In addition, he has produced a thoroughly enjoyable physics book.' Ruth Howes Physics Today

Descrizione del libro

This book introduces the reader to statistical reasoning and its use in physics, based on a course developed for non-science majors at Cornell. It differs from other treatments by its wide-ranging use of quantitative methods, which are built up in a constructive way and assume only that the reader can add, subtract, multiply and divide with confidence.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1996
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0521442176
• ISBN 13: 9780521442176
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 247
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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