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Duelling Idiots and Other Probability Puzzlers

Duelling Idiots and Other Probability Puzzlers Paperback / softback - 2012

by Paul J. Nahin

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Paperback / softback. New. 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. This title 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.
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  • Title Duelling Idiots and Other Probability Puzzlers
  • Author Paul J. Nahin
  • Binding Paperback / softback
  • Edition Reissue
  • Condition New
  • Pages 304
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Princeton University Press
  • Date 2012-07-22
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # B9780691155005
  • ISBN 9780691155005 / 0691155003
  • Weight 0.6 lbs (0.27 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.9 in (21.08 x 13.72 x 2.29 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Mathematical recreations, Probabilities
  • Dewey Decimal Code 519.2

From the rear cover

"For those of us who thoroughly enjoy a good puzzle, Duelling Idiots is indeed a welcome book. What Paul Nahin offers is essentially the mathematical equivalent of a collection of Far Side cartoons: a series of quirky vignettes, each with an amusing punchline that reveals something new about an offbeat aspect of reality."--Mark Denny, Stanford University

"Duelling Idiots and Other Probability Puzzlers seeks to teach the fundamentals of elementary probability theory using topics that are familiar to most everyone. Its light-hearted way of explaining serious subjects is a refreshing approach."--Robert B. Banks, author of Towing Icebergs, Falling Dominoes and of Slicing Pizzas, Racing Turtles

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About the author

Paul J. Nahin is the best-selling author of many popular math books, including Mrs. Perkins's Electric Quilt, Digital Dice, Dr. Euler's Fabulous Formula, When Least Is Best, and An Imaginary Tale (all Princeton). He is professor emeritus of electrical engineering at the University of New Hampshire.