The Jungles of Randomness
A Mathematical Safari
Published on 30. April 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-14-027172-0 (ISBN)
Description
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.
More details
Series
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
line drawings, colour plates, bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 233 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
361 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-027172-0 (9780140271720)
Copyright in bibliographic data is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or its licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Content
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.