The Broken Dice and Other Mathematical Tales of Chance

ISBN: 9780226199924

出版社: Univ of Chicago Pr

出版年: 1996-6

页数: 190

定价: $ 16.95

装帧: Pap

内容简介

The unpredictability of nature is both exhilarating and unnerving. Whether in science, the casino, or merely our everyday lives, chance is a mysterious force we do the utmost to control, usually with little success. Is life really nothing other than the roll of the dice or the toss of the coin? Why is it that even the most ingenious attempts to eliminate the free play of chance have failed?