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Material Type: | Internet resource |
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Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Zoe G Cardon; Julie Lynn Whitbeck |
ISBN: | 0198567626 9780198567622 |
OCLC Number: | 656148669 |
Description: | xix, 212 pages, 2 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
Contents: | 1. Probable Nature ; 2. The Logic of Uncertainty ; 3. Lies, Damned Lies, and Astronomy ; 4. Bayesians Versus Frequentists ; 5. Randomness ; 6. From Engines and Entropy ; 7. Quantum Roulette ; 8. Believing the Big Bang ; 9. Cosmos and Its Discontents ; 10. Life, the Universe and Everything ; 11. Summing Up |
Responsibility: | edited by Zoe G. Cardon and Julie L. Whitbeck. |
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...refreshingly opinionated writing... * Jim Bennett, Times Literary Supplement * ...the book provides a truly enjoyable overview of the role of probability in science, as well as in everyday life. It is aimed essentially at non-specialist readers, but even those who are familiar with its contents will enjoy the stimulating presentation. * Nature, Vol. 443, October 2006 * ...[a] very readable book. * Zentralblatt Math 1099-115 * ...the refreshingly opinionated writing of Peter Coles in 'From Cosmos to Chaos'. This is really a book about probability theory and its application to different branches of science, but Coles is a Professor of Astrophysics, and cosmology is one of the most evident strengths of his book. Read more...

