Probability Games and Other Activities

Ivan Moscovich

ISBN 10: 0761120173 / ISBN 13: 9780761120179

Editore: Workman Pub Co, 2000

Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Codice articolo G0761120173I3N00

Riassunto:

Presents a collection of mathematical puzzles that focus on probability.

Dalla quarta di copertina: Think outside the box!

Card Shark, Marble Madness, Sock It to Me! & Dizzy Walk

In the beginning there's "Jewels of Xanadu" on the cover where the chances of unlocking the special color-coded safe could be 1 in millions or 1 in 64, depending on where you start. And once you've survived that, another 25 mind-stretching puzzles await.

• Win a coin-toss game with three friends, calculate the real odds of winning the lottery, predict the chance of pulling the one green marble out of a box of red ones. Think like a mathematician, making sense of seemingly random events.
• Bring a pencil, but remember (1) you don't have to be a whiz to play, because (2) the most important skills you'll need are curiosity and an open mind. (Solutions and explanations are provided of course!)

Dati bibliografici

Titolo: Probability Games and Other Activities
Casa editrice: Workman Pub Co
Data di pubblicazione: 2000
Legatura: Unknown
Illustratore: Brion, David
Condizione: Good
Condizione sovraccoperta: No Jacket