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Understand physics and probability. No science background needed. Enjoyable insights.
Reasoning About Luck
probability and its uses in physics
$46.05
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240 pages
- Release Date
24 February 2017
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Summary
Reasoning About Luck: Probability, Physics, and the Art of Scientific Thinking
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 specialising in science and …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780486807010 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0486807010 |
| Series: | Dover Books on Physics |
| Author: | Vinay Ambegaokar |
| Publisher: | Dover Publications Inc. |
| Imprint: | Dover Publications Inc. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 24 February 2017 |
| Weight: | 335g |
| Dimensions: | 245mm x 197mm x 12mm |
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About The Author
Vinay Ambegaokar
Vinay Ambegaokar is Goldwin Smith Professor of Physics Emeritus at Cornell University. He is the 2015 recipient of the prestigious John Bardeen Prize for his theoretical research in the area of superconductivity.
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