Lyt når som helst, hvor som helst

Nyd den ubegrænsede adgang til tusindvis af spændende e- og lydbøger - helt gratis

  • Lyt og læs så meget du har lyst til
  • Opdag et kæmpe bibliotek fyldt med fortællinger
  • Eksklusive titler + Mofibo Originals
  • Opsig når som helst
Start tilbuddet
DK - Details page - Device banner - 894x1036

Digital Dice: Computational Solutions to Practical Probability Problems

Serie

1 af 6

Sprog
Engelsk
Format
Kategori

Fakta

Some probability problems are so difficult that they stump the smartest mathematicians. But even the hardest of these problems can often be solved with a computer and a Monte Carlo simulation, in which a random-number generator simulates a physical process, such as a million rolls of a pair of dice. This is what Digital Dice is all about: how to get numerical answers to difficult probability problems without having to solve complicated mathematical equations.

Popular-math writer Paul Nahin challenges readers to solve twenty-one difficult but fun problems, from determining the odds of coin-flipping games to figuring out the behavior of elevators. Problems build from relatively easy (deciding whether a dishwasher who breaks most of the dishes at a restaurant during a given week is clumsy or just the victim of randomness) to the very difficult (tackling branching processes of the kind that had to be solved by Manhattan Project mathematician Stanislaw Ulam). In his characteristic style, Nahin brings the problems to life with interesting and odd historical anecdotes. Readers learn, for example, not just how to determine the optimal stopping point in any selection process but that astronomer Johannes Kepler selected his second wife by interviewing eleven women.

The book shows readers how to write elementary computer codes using any common programming language, and provides solutions and line-by-line walk-throughs of a MATLAB code for each problem.

Digital Dice will appeal to anyone who enjoys popular math or computer science. In a new preface, Nahin wittily addresses some of the responses he received to the first edition.

© 2013 Princeton University Press (E-bog): 9781400846115

Udgivelsesdato

E-bog: 24. marts 2013

Andre kan også lide...

  1. Across the Board: The Mathematics of Chessboard Problems John J. Watkins
  2. Heavenly Mathematics: The Forgotten Art of Spherical Trigonometry Glen Van Brummelen
  3. Chance in Biology: Using Probability to Explore Nature Mark Denny
  4. Vector Calculus Through Stories Dr. R. Prabakaran
  5. Mathematics in Nature: Modeling Patterns in the Natural World John Adam
  6. The Logician and the Engineer: How George Boole and Claude Shannon Created the Information Age Paul J. Nahin
  7. Discrete and Computational Geometry Satyan L. Devadoss
  8. Elliptic Tales: Curves, Counting, and Number Theory Avner Ash
  9. Unsolved Problems in Mathematical Systems and Control Theory Vincent D. Blondel
  10. Nonplussed!: Mathematical Proof of Implausible Ideas Julian Havil
  11. Creating Symmetry: The Artful Mathematics of Wallpaper Patterns Frank A. Farris
  12. An Introduction to Mathematical Analysis for Economic Theory and Econometrics Juraj Zeman
  13. Making and Breaking Mathematical Sense: Histories and Philosophies of Mathematical Practice Roi Wagner
  14. Mathematical Modeling of Earth's Dynamical Systems: A Primer Rudy Slingerland
  15. A Certain Ambiguity: A Mathematical Novel Gaurav Suri
  16. Probability, Markov Chains, Queues, and Simulation: The Mathematical Basis of Performance Modeling William J. Stewart
  17. How Mathematicians Think: Using Ambiguity, Contradiction, and Paradox to Create Mathematics William Byers
  18. Mythematics: Solving the Twelve Labors of Hercules Michael Huber
  19. The Mathematics of Various Entertaining Subjects: Research in Recreational Math Jason Rosenhouse
  20. Complex Analysis Elias M. Stein
  21. Introduction to Mathematical Sociology Philip Lu
  22. Everyday Calculus: Discovering the Hidden Math All around Us Oscar E. Fernandez
  23. Trust in Numbers: The Pursuit of Objectivity in Science and Public Life Theodore M. Porter
  24. Real Analysis with Economic Applications Efe A. Ok
  25. Matrix Mathematics: Theory, Facts, and Formulas - Second Edition Dennis S. Bernstein
  26. Mathematics for the Life Sciences Suzanne Lenhart
  27. Ptolemy's Philosophy: Mathematics as a Way of Life Jacqueline Feke
  28. Code Work: Hacking across the US/México Techno-Borderlands Héctor Beltrán
  29. Lectures on Behavioral Macroeconomics Paul De Grauwe
  30. Tech Monopoly: (The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series) Herbert Hovenkamp
  31. Colleges and Universities See Graying Workforce PBS NewsHour
  32. The Subprime Solution: How Today's Global Financial Crisis Happened, and What to Do about It Robert J. Shiller
  33. The Princeton Encyclopedia of the World Economy (Two volume set) Lewis S. Davis
  34. Liberalism in Dark Times: The Liberal Ethos in the Twentieth Century Joshua L. Cherniss
  35. Chinese Cosmopolitanism: The History and Philosophy of an Idea Shuchen Xiang
  36. Hobbesian Moral and Political Theory Gregory S. Kavka
  37. The Health Hazard: Take control, Restore Wellbeing and Optimise Impact Alison Coughlan
  38. Mechanics: Chemical and Mechanical Engineering Explained (2 in 1) Phil Gilberts
  39. Physics of Closed Systems: Addictions Janey Marvin
  40. Blockchain Mastery - 2 Books Bundle: Everything you need to know about Cryptocurrency Market, How Libra Works, Blockchain Technology, Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple and Litecoin Richard Michael
  41. Brain Potential: How to Learn Faster and Use Your Intelligence More Syrie Gallows

Vælg dit abonnement

  • Over 600.000 titler

  • Download og nyd titler offline

  • Eksklusive titler + Mofibo Originals

  • Børnevenligt miljø (Kids Mode)

  • Det er nemt at opsige når som helst

Flex

For dig som vil prøve Mofibo.

89 kr. /måned
  • 1 konto

  • 20 timer/måned

  • Gem op til 100 ubrugte timer

  • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Ingen binding

Prøv gratis
Den mest populære

Premium

For dig som lytter og læser ofte.

129 kr. /måned
  • 1 konto

  • 100 timer/måned

  • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Ingen binding

Start tilbuddet

Unlimited

For dig som lytter og læser ubegrænset.

149 kr. /måned
  • 1 konto

  • Ubegrænset adgang

  • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Ingen binding

Start tilbuddet

Family

For dig som ønsker at dele historier med familien.

Fra 179 kr. /måned
  • 2-6 konti

  • 100 timer/måned pr. konto

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Kun 39 kr. pr. ekstra konto

  • Ingen binding

2 konti

179 kr. /måned
Start tilbuddet