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Magical Mathematics
Princeton University Press 2011; US$ 29.95Magical Mathematics reveals the secrets of amazing, fun-to-perform card tricks--and the profound mathematical ideas behind them--that will astound even the most accomplished magician. Persi Diaconis and Ron Graham provide easy, step-by-step instructions for each trick, explaining how to set up the effect and offering tips on what to say and do while... more...
Calculated Bets
Cambridge University Press 2001; US$ 22.00This is a book about a gambling system that works. The author tells the story of how he used computer simulations and mathematical modeling techniques to predict the outcome of jai-alai matches and bet on them successfully - increasing his initial stake by over 500% in one year! more...
The Structure of Values and Norms
Cambridge University Press 2001; US$ 60.00Hansson has developed a unified formal representation of values and norms that reflects both their static and their dynamic properties. This formalized treatment, carried out in terms of both informal value theory and precise logical detail, will contribute to the clarification of certain issues in the basic philosophical theory of values and norms. more...
Decision Space
Cambridge University Press 2001; US$ 51.00In Decision Space: Multidimensional Utility Analysis, Paul Weirich increases the power and versatility of utility analysis and in the process advances decision theory. Combining traditional and novel methods of option evaluation into one systematic method, multidimensional utility analysis is a valuable new tool in decision theory. more...
Interpreting Probability
Cambridge University Press 2002; US$ 48.00This book investigates how Bayesianism as one theory of probability was discredited during the 1920s and 1930s by two British scientists and shows how the choice of a certain interpretation of probability depends on the experiences of the individuals involved. more...
Social Choice and the Mathematics of Manipulation
Cambridge University Press 2005; US$ 30.00Learn why it is impossible to devise a reasonable voting system in which voters can never gain by submitting a disingenuous ballot. Using minimal prerequisites, Alan Taylor presents economic, philosophic, and mathematical results from the last quarter of the twentieth century, with many new proofs. more...
Symmetry and its Discontents
Cambridge University Press 2005; US$ 26.00This volume brings together a collection of essays on the history and philosophy of probability and statistics by one of the eminent scholars in these subjects. The essays weave together the history and philosophy of these subjects and document the fascination that they have exercised for more than three centuries. more...
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