An exploration of randomness and patterns of randomness which lie hidden behind the everyday experience of chance, beginning with the most familiar experiences of random behaviour including tossed coins, rolled dice, lotteries, moving to a mathematical tour of the chaotic universe.
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Illustrationen
line drawings, colour plates, bibliography, index
Maße
Höhe: 233 mm
Breite: 153 mm
Dicke: 19 mm
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ISBN-13
978-0-14-027172-0 (9780140271720)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
The die is cast; sea of life; shell game; call of the firefly; different drums; noise police; complete chaos; trails of a wanderer; gambling with numbers; lifetimes of chance.
