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Frontmatter
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Deborah J. Bennett
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Acknowledgments vii
- Contents ix
- 1 Chance Encounters 1
- 2 Why Resort to Chance? 11
- 3 When the Gods Played Dice 28
- 4 Figuring the Odds 46
- 5 Mind Games for Gamblers 64
- 6 Chance or Necessity? 83
- 7 Order in Apparent Chaos 109
- 8 Wanted: Random Numbers 132
- 9 Randomness as Uncertainty 152
- 10 Paradoxes in Probability 174
- Notes 191
- Bibliography 209
- Index 233
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Acknowledgments vii
- Contents ix
- 1 Chance Encounters 1
- 2 Why Resort to Chance? 11
- 3 When the Gods Played Dice 28
- 4 Figuring the Odds 46
- 5 Mind Games for Gamblers 64
- 6 Chance or Necessity? 83
- 7 Order in Apparent Chaos 109
- 8 Wanted: Random Numbers 132
- 9 Randomness as Uncertainty 152
- 10 Paradoxes in Probability 174
- Notes 191
- Bibliography 209
- Index 233
