Chances Are: Adventures in Probability - Hardcover

Kaplan, Michael; Kaplan, Ellen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0670034878 ISBN 13: 9780670034871

Verlag: Viking Pr, 2006

Inhaltsangabe

Book by Kaplan Michael Kaplan Ellen

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Reseña del editor:

A layperson's sojourn into the realm of probability evaluates statistical information for a wide variety of arenas, from poker and politics to weather and war, in an account that profiles numerous men and women who use the forces of probability in creative and revelatory ways. 30,000 first printing.

Biografía del autor:

Michael Kaplan studied European history at Harvard and Oxford. After a stint as producer/director at WGBH, he has been an award-winning writer and filmmaker working abroad for clients including governments, corporations, museums, and charities.
Ellen Kaplan trained as a classical archaeologist and has taught math, biology, Greek, Latin, and history. She and her husband, Robert, run the Math Circle, a nonprofit foundation dedicated to joyous participatory learning, and are the authors of The Art of the Infinite.

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• Verlag: Viking Pr
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0670034878
• ISBN 13: 9780670034871
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 319