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Título: Nonplussed!. Mathematical Proof Of Implausible Ideas | |
Autor: Havil, Julian | Precio: $300.00 | |
Editorial: Princeton University Press | Año: 2007 | |
Tema: Matematicas | Edición: 1ª | |
Sinopsis | ISBN: 9780691120560 | |
Nonplussed! pays special attention to problems from probability and statistics, areas where intuition can easily be wrong. These problems include the vagaries of tennis scoring, what can be deduced from tossing a needle, and disadvantageous games that form winning combinations. Other chapters address everything from the historically important Torricelli's Trumpet to the mind-warping implications of objects that live on high dimensions. Readers learn about the colorful history and people associated with many of these problems in addition to their mathematical proofs. |