Unexpected Expectations: The Curiosities of a Mathematical Crystal Ball

by Leonard M. Wapner

Overview

Unexpected Expectations: The Curiosities of a Mathematical Crystal Ball explores how paradoxical challenges involving mathematical expectation often necessitate a reexamination of basic premises. The author takes you through mathematical paradoxes associated with seemingly straightforward applications of mathematical expectation and shows how these

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781040198414
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	06/04/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	220
File size:	4 MB

Table of Contents

The Crystal Ball. Looking Back. The ABCs of E. Doing the Right Thing. Aversion Perversion. And the Envelope Please! Parrondo's Paradox: You Can Win for Losing. Imperfect Recall. Non-Zero-Sum Games: The Inadequacy of Individual Rationality. Newcomb's Threat. Benford's Law. Let the Mystery Be! Bibliography. Index.