Digital Dice

Computational Solutions to Practical Probability Problems

By:

Paul Nahin

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Princeton Puzzlers

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Some probability problems are so difficult that they stump the smartest mathematicians. But even the hardest of these problems can often be solved with a computer and a Monte Carlo simulation, in which a random-number generator simulates a physical process, such as a million rolls of a pair of dice. This is what Digital Dice is all about: how to ge

Author Biography:

Paul J. Nahin is the author of many best-selling popular-math books, including "Chases and Escapes", "Dr. Euler's Fabulous Formula", "When Least is Best", "Duelling Idiots and Other Probability Puzzlers", and "An Imaginary Tale" (all Princeton). He is professor emeritus of electrical engineering at the University of New Hampshire.

Release date Australia

March 24th, 2013

Author

Paul Nahin

Audiences

General (US: Trade)
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Edition

Revised edition

Illustrations

1 halftone. 31 line illus. 22 tables.

Pages

288

Series

Princeton Puzzlers

Dimensions

140x216x18

ISBN-13

9780691158211

Product ID

21049862

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