Keith Devlin: The Unfinished Game

Cover: 9780465018963 | The Unfinished Game | Keith J. Devlin | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2010

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In the early seventeenth century, the outcome of something as simple as a dice roll was consigned to the realm of unknowable chance. Mathematicians largely agreed that it was impossible to predict the probability of an occurrence. Then, in 1654, Blaise Pascal wrote to Pierre de Fermat explaining that he had discovered how to calculate risk. The two collaborated to develop what is now known as probability theory -- a concept that allows us to think rationally about decisions and events.

In The Unfinished Game, Keith Devlin masterfully chronicles Pascal and Fermat's mathematical breakthrough, connecting a centuries-old discovery with its remarkable impact on the modern world.

Über den Autor

Keith Devlin is a Senior Researcher and Executive Director at Stanford's Center for the Study of Language and Information, a Consulting Professor in the Department of Mathematics, and a co-founder of the Stanford Media X research network. National Public Radio's "Math Guy," he is the author of over twenty-five books. He lives in Stanford, California.

Details

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Empfohlen (von):	13
Erscheinungsjahr:	2010
Fachbereich:	Allgemeines
Genre:	Importe , Mathematik
Rubrik:	Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Thema:	Lexika
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9780465018963
ISBN-10:	0465018963
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Devlin, Keith
Hersteller:	Hachette Book Group
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	208 x 141 x 22 mm
Von/Mit:	Keith Devlin
Erscheinungsdatum:	25.03.2010
Gewicht:	0,308 kg