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ISBN-10: 0-486-65355-2
ISBN-13: 9780486653556
Publisher: Dover Publications
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Year: May 1, 1987
Size: 13.41 x 21.21 x 0.61cm
Number of pages: 88
Weight: 100gr
Binding: Paperback
ISBN-10: 0-486-65355-2
ISBN-13: 9780486653556
Publisher: Dover Publications
Country:
Year: May 1, 1987
Size: 13.41 x 21.21 x 0.61cm
Number of pages: 88
Weight: 100gr
Binding: Paperback
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Remarkable selection of puzzlers, graded in difficulty, that illustrate both elementary and advanced aspects of probability. Selected for originality, general interest or because they demonstrate valuable techniques, the problems are ideal as a supplement to courses in probability or statistics, or as stimulating recreation for the mathematically minded. Detailed solutions. Illustrated.
Remarkable selection of puzzlers, graded in difficulty, that illustrate both elementary and advanced aspects of probability. Selected for originality, general interest or because they demonstrate valuable techniques, the problems are ideal as a supplement to courses in probability or statistics, or as stimulating recreation for the mathematically minded. Detailed solutions. Illustrated.
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A great treasure 
I don't know what to say. The problems here are really interesting. The problems range from very easy ones to very difficult ones. There are problems on variety of prob topics including continuous prob. Some of the problems are very hard to the point you want to pull your hair out. However, it is definitly the best problems I have seen.
I don't know what to say. The problems here are really interesting. The problems range from very easy ones to very difficult ones. There are problems on variety of prob topics including continuous prob. Some of the problems are very hard to the point you want to pull your hair out. However, it is definitly the best problems I have seen.
happy with the purchase.
Interesting book, challenging for anyone who likes to work on math.
Interesting book, challenging for anyone who likes to work on math.
For math lovers 
I got this book because I wanted to strengthen my skills with basic probability as it relates to gaming, gambling and trading. In some areas the problems here were helpful to me, and the solutions are well explained. In a few areas the problems were way over my head and in areas I either don't understand or am not interested in. That said, I think anyone with an interest in the subject won't be disappointed with this thin book, except maybe wishing there was a greater variety of problem types, which was one complaint I had, the second was that the solutions were a bit too complicated, which may mean I'm just not smart enough, however, it would have been a bit stronger of a book if it had explained some of the items at a lower level (for us numbskulls).
I got this book because I wanted to strengthen my skills with basic probability as it relates to gaming, gambling and trading. In some areas the problems here were helpful to me, and the solutions are well explained. In a few areas the problems were way over my head and in areas I either don't understand or am not interested in. That said, I think anyone with an interest in the subject won't be disappointed with this thin book, except maybe wishing there was a greater variety of problem types, which was one complaint I had, the second was that the solutions were a bit too complicated, which may mean I'm just not smart enough, however, it would have been a bit stronger of a book if it had explained some of the items at a lower level (for us numbskulls).
fun book !
-Problems with solutions ! The luxury of solutions to problems in a book is available usually to instructors but with books like this, anyone can smack their forehead and go, » That's how it was done!« -Contains 56 problems instead of 50 as mentioned in the title and the last six could also be called challenging. -Highly enjoyable
-Problems with solutions ! The luxury of solutions to problems in a book is available usually to instructors but with books like this, anyone can smack their forehead and go, » That's how it was done!« -Contains 56 problems instead of 50 as mentioned in the title and the last six could also be called challenging. -Highly enjoyable
Worth its' weight in a very precious metal
This collection of fifty-six classic problems in probability is a first-rate work. All of the solutions are well written and easily followed. The reasoning is general enough to allow you to go on and solve related problems. Examples are birthday matching, trials until success, cooperation, gambler's ruin, and Buffon's needle. If you have a soft spot for problems in probability, this book is an inexpensive must.
This collection of fifty-six classic problems in probability is a first-rate work. All of the solutions are well written and easily followed. The reasoning is general enough to allow you to go on and solve related problems. Examples are birthday matching, trials until success, cooperation, gambler's ruin, and Buffon's needle. If you have a soft spot for problems in probability, this book is an inexpensive must.
Published in Journal of Recreational Mathematics, reprinted with permission.
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