The Resource Do dice play God? : the mathematics of uncertainty, Ian Stewart
Do dice play God? : the mathematics of uncertainty, Ian Stewart
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The item Do dice play God? : the mathematics of uncertainty, Ian Stewart represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham Libraries.
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- Summary
- Uncertainty is everywhere. It lurks in every consideration of the future - the weather, the economy, the sex of an unborn child - even quantities we think that we know such as populations or the transit of the planets contain the possibility of error. It's no wonder that, throughout that history, we have attempted to produce rigidly defined areas of uncertainty - we prefer the surprise party to the surprise asteroid. Here Ian Stewart explores the history and mathematics of uncertainty. Touching on gambling, 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
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 292 pages
- Note
- Originally published: 2019
- Isbn
- 9781781259443
- Label
- Do dice play God? : the mathematics of uncertainty
- Title
- Do dice play God?
- Title remainder
- the mathematics of uncertainty
- Statement of responsibility
- Ian Stewart
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Uncertainty is everywhere. It lurks in every consideration of the future - the weather, the economy, the sex of an unborn child - even quantities we think that we know such as populations or the transit of the planets contain the possibility of error. It's no wonder that, throughout that history, we have attempted to produce rigidly defined areas of uncertainty - we prefer the surprise party to the surprise asteroid. Here Ian Stewart explores the history and mathematics of uncertainty. Touching on gambling, 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
- Cataloging source
- StDuBDS
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1945-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Stewart, Ian
- Dewey number
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- 519.2
- 519.2
- 519.2
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Probabilities
- Uncertainty
- Chaotic behavior in systems
- Popular Science and Nature
- Label
- Do dice play God? : the mathematics of uncertainty, Ian Stewart
- Note
- Originally published: 2019
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- text
- still image
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 9781781259443
- Dimensions
- 20 cm
- Extent
- 292 pages
- Isbn
- 9781781259443
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations (black and white)
- Label
- Do dice play God? : the mathematics of uncertainty, Ian Stewart
- Note
- Originally published: 2019
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 9781781259443
- Dimensions
- 20 cm
- Extent
- 292 pages
- Isbn
- 9781781259443
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations (black and white)
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