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Naive Decision Making : Mathematics Applied to the Social World

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Takes readers on an enjoyable journey through many aspects of mathematical decision making; the only prerequisite is elementary calculus.

Author(s): T W Körner
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Year: 2008

Language: English
Pages: 391 p.
City: Leiden
Tags: Математика;Популярная математика;


Content: Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; 1 A day at the races; 2 The long run; 3 The vice of gambling and the virtue of insurance; 4 Passing the time; 5 A pack of cards; 6 Other people; 7 Simple games; 8 Points of agreement; 9 Long duels; 10 A night at the casino; 11 Prophecy; 12 Final reflections; Appendix A: The logarithm; Appendix B: Cardano; Appendix C: Huygens's problems; Appendix D: Hints on pronunciation; Bibliography; Index.
Abstract: Takes readers on an enjoyable journey through many aspects of mathematical decision making; the only prerequisite is elementary calculus