Chance: The Life of Games & the Game of Life

by Joaquim P. Marques de Sá

This is a unique book on how probability affects our everyday lives. It guides the reader in an almost chronological trip through the fascinating and amazing laws of chance, omnipresent in the natural world and in our daily lives. Along the way many fascinating topics are discussed. These include challenging probability paradoxes, "paranormal" coincidences, game odds, and causes and effects. Finally the author discusses possibilities and limitations of learning the laws of a Universe immersed in chance events. This charming book, with its many easy-to-follow mathematical examples, will inform and entertain the scientist and non-scientist alike.

Genres: Science

236 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2006

Reviews

[Johann · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book very informative and illustrative of some key and complex topics related to statistics and number theory especially as it applies to various games regarding chance but you do need a good mathematical background and a good understanding at least of basic statistics. I found it a difficult read as I have no background in that field but still felt the concepts were enlightening.