Duelling Idiots and Other Probability Puzzlers
Paul J. Nahin, University of New Hampshire
Princeton University Press, 2000
ISBN: 0-691-10286-4;
Language: English
Written for undergraduates and mathematics enthusiasts, Duelling Idiots and Other Probability Puzzlers teaches the fundamentals of elementary probability theory using problems that are familiar to everyone. Light-hearted exercises include determining the odds of winning the World Series and how to obtain answers to an embarassing question using probability.
MATLAB code files are given to solve the problems presented.
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