Do Dice Play God?: The Mathematics of Uncertainty

ISBN-13: 9781781259443 / Angielski

Ian Stewart

Opis

In this book, Stewart explores the history and mathematics of uncertainty, which lurks in every consideration of the future. Touching on gaming, probability, statistics, financial and weather forecasts, censuses, medical studies, chaos, quantum physics and climate, he makes one thing clear: a reasonable probability is the only certainty.

Recenzje

Intriguing ... a challenging but rewarding trip through a quantum world of uncertainties. Publisher's Weekly

O autorze

Stewart, Ian Ian Stewart's recent books include (with Terry Pratchett and Jack Cohen) The Science of Discworld IV and (published by Profile) 17 Equations that Changed the World, The Great Mathematical Problems, Professor Stewart's Casebook of Mathematical Mysteries and Calculating the Cosmos. His app, Incredible Numbers, was published jointly by Profile and Touch Press in 2014.