Chance: The Life of Games and the Game of Life
By: Joaquim P. Marques de Sa
Publisher: Springer (2008)
Pages: 236
Format: Ebook (PDF)
Description
With its many easy-to-follow mathematical examples, this book takes the reader on an almost chronological trip through the fascinating and amazing laws of chance, omnipresent in the natural world and in our daily lives. Along the route many fascinating topics are discussed, such as: challenging probability paradoxes; “paranormal” coincidences; game odds; causes and effects; interpretation of opinion polls; winning chances as a game proceeds; the nature of randomness; entropy and randomness; randomness in life; algorithmic complexity and the undecidability of randomness; possibilities and limitations of learning the laws of a Universe immersed in chance events. This charming book will inform and entertain the scientist and non-scientist alike.
About the Author:
J.P. Marques de Sá is Full Professor at the Engineering Faculty of the University of Porto. He is chairman of the Signal Processing Group of the Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Porto. His research interests are in the areas of Physiological Signal Analysis, Pattern Recognition and Neural Networks. He is a reviewer for several scientific journals and chairman of the “Summer School on Neural Networks” annually held at Porto. He is author of six books, four in Portuguese and two in English.
Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Probabilities and Games of Chance
Pages 1-24
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Amazing Conditions
Pages 25-43
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Expecting to Win
Pages 45-65
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The Wonderful Curve
Pages 67-91
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Probable Inferences
Pages 93-106
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Fortune and Ruin
Pages 107-123
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The Nature of Chance
Pages 125-151
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Noisy Irregularities
Pages 153-173
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Chance and Order
Pages 175-197
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Living with Chance
Pages 199-214
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