The Resource Fluke : the math and myth of coincidence, Joseph Mazur
Fluke : the math and myth of coincidence, Joseph Mazur
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Resource Information
The item Fluke : the math and myth of coincidence, Joseph Mazur represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Charleston County Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 2 library branches.
- Summary
- Looks at coincidences and unlikely occurrences, delving into the mathematical concepts of probability and sharing stories of striking flukes and coincidences from around the world
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- viii, 273 pages
- Contents
-
- Introduction
- The stories
- Exceptional moments
- The girl from Petrovka and other benign coincidences
- Meaningful coincidences
- The mathematics
- What are the chances?
- Bernoulli's gift
- Long strings of heads
- Pascal's triangle
- The problem with monkeys
- The analysis
- Enormity of the world
- The stories of chapter 2 revisited
- The head-scratchers
- Evidence
- Discovery
- Risk
- Psychic power
- Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
- Epilogue
- Isbn
- 9780465060955
- Label
- Fluke : the math and myth of coincidence
- Title
- Fluke
- Title remainder
- the math and myth of coincidence
- Statement of responsibility
- Joseph Mazur
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Looks at coincidences and unlikely occurrences, delving into the mathematical concepts of probability and sharing stories of striking flukes and coincidences from around the world
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Mazur, Joseph
- Dewey number
-
- 514/.2
- 519.2
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- QA612.24
- LC item number
- .M39 2016
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Coincidence theory (Mathematics)
- Simultaneity (Physics)
- Coincidence
- Chance
- Label
- Fluke : the math and myth of coincidence, Joseph Mazur
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- The stories -- Exceptional moments -- The girl from Petrovka and other benign coincidences -- Meaningful coincidences -- The mathematics -- What are the chances? -- Bernoulli's gift -- Long strings of heads -- Pascal's triangle -- The problem with monkeys -- The analysis -- Enormity of the world -- The stories of chapter 2 revisited -- The head-scratchers -- Evidence -- Discovery -- Risk -- Psychic power -- Sir Gawain and the Green Knight -- Epilogue
- Control code
- ocn920018267
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- viii, 273 pages
- Isbn
- 9780465060955
- Lccn
- 2015043288
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)920018267
- Label
- Fluke : the math and myth of coincidence, Joseph Mazur
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- The stories -- Exceptional moments -- The girl from Petrovka and other benign coincidences -- Meaningful coincidences -- The mathematics -- What are the chances? -- Bernoulli's gift -- Long strings of heads -- Pascal's triangle -- The problem with monkeys -- The analysis -- Enormity of the world -- The stories of chapter 2 revisited -- The head-scratchers -- Evidence -- Discovery -- Risk -- Psychic power -- Sir Gawain and the Green Knight -- Epilogue
- Control code
- ocn920018267
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- viii, 273 pages
- Isbn
- 9780465060955
- Lccn
- 2015043288
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)920018267
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