Nahin Paul - Duelling Idiots And Other Probability Puzzlers - Paperback RHINO/WARNER BROS. Barcode: 9780367368920

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With stunning color images that help bring to life the contents of the poems and notes that explicate complex passages Powell's fresh renditions provide an exciting introduction to the culture of the ancient Greeks

Publication Date: 2/15/2009

Description: The tale of Carl Wake and the hurricane that was waiting for him goes straight to the heart of the greatest sea stories: they are not about man against the sea but man against himself

Nahin Paul - Duelling Idiots And Other Probability Puzzlers - Paperback RHINO/WARNER BROS. Barcode: 9780367368920Binding: Paperback Description: What are your chances of dying on your next flight being called for jury duty or winning the lottery? We all encounter probability problems in our everyday lives. In this collection of twenty one puzzles Paul Nahin challenges us to think creatively about the laws of probability as they apply in playful sometimes deceptive ways to a fascinating array of speculative situations. Games of Russian roulette problems involving