Isbn: 9780670034871 - chances are: adventures in probability (38 risultati)

Hardback. Condizione: Good. A compelling journey through history, mathematics, and philosophy, charting humanity's struggle against randomness Our lives are played out in the arena of chance. However little we recognize it in our day-to-day existence, we are always riding the odds, seeking out certainty but settling--reluctantly--for likelihood, building our beliefs on the shadowy props of probability. Chances Are is the story of man's millennia-long search for the tools to manage the recurrent but unpredictable--to help us prevent, or at least mitigate, the seemingly random blows of disaster, disease, and injustice. In these pages, we meet the brilliant individuals who developed the first abstract formulations of probability, as well as the intrepid visionaries who recognized their practical applications--from gamblers to military strategists to meteorologists to medical researchers, from blackjack to our own mortality.…

Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. A compelling journey through history, mathematics, and philosophy, charting humanity's struggle against randomness Our lives are played out in the arena of chance. However little we recognize it in our day-to-day existence, we are always riding the odds, seeking out certainty but settling--reluctantly--for likelihood, building our beliefs on the shadowy props of probability. Chances Are is the story of man's millennia-long search for the tools to manage the recurrent but unpredictable--to help us prevent, or at least mitigate, the seemingly random blows of disaster, disease, and injustice. In these pages, we meet the brilliant individuals who developed the first abstract formulations of probability, as well as the intrepid visionaries who recognized their practical applications--from gamblers to military strategists to meteorologists to medical researchers, from blackjack to our own mortality.…

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Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. A compelling journey through history, mathematics, and philosophy, charting humanity's struggle against randomness Our lives are played out in the arena of chance. However little we recognize it in our day-to-day existence, we are always riding the odds, seeking out certainty but settling--reluctantly--for likelihood, building our beliefs on the shadowy props of probability. Chances Are is the story of man's millennia-long search for the tools to manage the recurrent but unpredictable--to help us prevent, or at least mitigate, the seemingly random blows of disaster, disease, and injustice. In these pages, we meet the brilliant individuals who developed the first abstract formulations of probability, as well as the intrepid visionaries who recognized their practical applications--from gamblers to military strategists to meteorologists to medical researchers, from blackjack to our own mortality.…

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Cloth. Condizione: Very Good Plus. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine Dust Jacket. 319 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. First Edition / First Printing. 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1. Nea fine with some rounding to cloth at heal of spine.

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Cloth Hardback. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: As New. First Edition. 319pp including index "is a compelling journey through history, mathematics, and phelosophy, charting one of humanity's most ambitious and poignant endeavors; the struggle against randomness".

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Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. First Edition. The story of the millenia long search for tools to manage the recurrent but unpredictable evnets that have such a major effect on people and societies.x+319 pages, index. Published @ $26.95.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Book is clean and tight. Corners and ends of spine are lightly bumped and shelf worn. Dust jacket is very lightly bumped on corners and spine. Part of husband's poker collection. ; 6.34 X 1.18 X 9.52 inches; 319 pages.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. From gauging the credibility of a cock-surelawyer to the implausible statistics in winning the lottery, we are always riding the odds, seeking out certainty but settling, reluctantly for likelihood. Probability and statistics shape most human activities, the two disciplines discern patterns as elegant (and purposeful) as those of a bevy of migrating swans. In this erudite and entertaining account, Michael and Ellen Kaplan tell the story of the millennia-long search for the tools to manage the recurrent but unpredictable- to help us prevent, or at least mitigate, the random blows of chance.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, Third Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Viking, 2006. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new with shelf/edgewear.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.…