Reasoning about luck: probability and its uses in physics
(2017)
Nonfiction
eBook
Details
PUBLISHED
[United States] : Dover Publications : Made available through hoopla, 2017
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource
ISBN/ISSN
9780486818795 (electronic bk.) MWT11810499, 0486818799 (electronic bk.) 11810499
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
This book introduces college students and other readers to the uses of probability and statistics in the physical sciences, focusing on thermal and statistical physics and touching upon quantum physics. Widely praised as beautifully written and thoughtful, Reasoning About Luck explains concepts in a way that readers can understand and enjoy, even students who are not specializing in science and those outside the classroom - only some familiarity with basic algebra is necessary. Attentive readers will come away with a solid grasp of many of the basic concepts of physics and some excellent insights into the way physicists think and work
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