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By applying mathematical thinking, mathematician Edward Beltrami removes much of the vagueness that encumbers the concept of randomness. You will discover how to quantify what would otherwise remain elusive. As the book progresses, you will see how mathematics provides a framework for unifying how chance is interpreted across diverse disciplines. Communication engineering, computer science, philosophy, physics, and psychology join mathematics in the discourse to illuminate different facets of the same idea.
Thisbook will provoke, entertain, and inform by challenging your ideas about randomness, providing different interpretations of what this concept means, and showing how order and randomness are really two sides of the same mysterious coin.
This second edition brings the question of randomness into the twenty-first century, adding compelling new topics such as quantum uncertainty, cognitive illusions caused by chance, Poisson processes, and Bayesian probability. An expanded technical notes section offers deeper explorations of a variety of mathematical concepts.
On the first edition:
I strongly recommend [What is Random?] to all who are interested in science and would like to see how the ideas of both theoretical mathematics and statistics have been observed and used in real life throughout history. The American Statistician
By applying mathematical thinking, mathematician Edward Beltrami removes much of the vagueness that encumbers the concept of randomness. You will discover how to quantify what would otherwise remain elusive. As the book progresses, you will see how mathematics provides a framework for unifying how chance is interpreted across diverse disciplines. Communication engineering, computer science, philosophy, physics, and psychology join mathematics in the discourse to illuminate different facets of the same idea.
Thisbook will provoke, entertain, and inform by challenging your ideas about randomness, providing different interpretations of what this concept means, and showing how order and randomness are really two sides of the same mysterious coin.
This second edition brings the question of randomness into the twenty-first century, adding compelling new topics such as quantum uncertainty, cognitive illusions caused by chance, Poisson processes, and Bayesian probability. An expanded technical notes section offers deeper explorations of a variety of mathematical concepts.
On the first edition:
I strongly recommend [What is Random?] to all who are interested in science and would like to see how the ideas of both theoretical mathematics and statistics have been observed and used in real life throughout history. The American Statistician
Edward Beltrami is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Applied Mathematics at Stony Brook University in Long Island, New York. His research interests include probability theory, mathematical biology, mathematical modelling, and many more. He is the author of several books on the applications of mathematics.
Beltrami lives with his wife and several cats in suburban Long Island. He enjoys cooking, listening to music, and being a part-time wine critic.
Uses approachable mathematical ideas to explore what exactly makes something random
Communicates the concept of chance in an accessible manner that encompasses a range of disciplines
Includes in the second edition new coverage of quantum uncertainty and cognitive illusions, alongside expanded technical notes
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Fachbereich: | Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie |
| Genre: | Mathematik |
| Rubrik: | Naturwissenschaften & Technik |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: |
xviii
192 S. 31 s/w Illustr. 192 p. 31 illus. |
| ISBN-13: | 9781071607985 |
| ISBN-10: | 1071607987 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Ausstattung / Beilage: | Paperback |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Beltrami, Edward |
| Auflage: | 2nd ed. 2020 |
| Hersteller: |
Springer US
Springer US, New York, N.Y. |
| Maße: | 203 x 127 x 12 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Edward Beltrami |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 30.07.2020 |
| Gewicht: | 0,233 kg |
Edward Beltrami is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Applied Mathematics at Stony Brook University in Long Island, New York. His research interests include probability theory, mathematical biology, mathematical modelling, and many more. He is the author of several books on the applications of mathematics.
Beltrami lives with his wife and several cats in suburban Long Island. He enjoys cooking, listening to music, and being a part-time wine critic.
Uses approachable mathematical ideas to explore what exactly makes something random
Communicates the concept of chance in an accessible manner that encompasses a range of disciplines
Includes in the second edition new coverage of quantum uncertainty and cognitive illusions, alongside expanded technical notes
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Fachbereich: | Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie |
| Genre: | Mathematik |
| Rubrik: | Naturwissenschaften & Technik |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: |
xviii
192 S. 31 s/w Illustr. 192 p. 31 illus. |
| ISBN-13: | 9781071607985 |
| ISBN-10: | 1071607987 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Ausstattung / Beilage: | Paperback |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Beltrami, Edward |
| Auflage: | 2nd ed. 2020 |
| Hersteller: |
Springer US
Springer US, New York, N.Y. |
| Maße: | 203 x 127 x 12 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Edward Beltrami |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 30.07.2020 |
| Gewicht: | 0,233 kg |
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