description: This textbook is for introductory philosophy courses on probability and inductive logic. It is based on a typical such course I teach at the University of Toronto, where we offer “Probability &amp; Inductive Logic” in the second year, alongside the usual deductive logic intro.The book assumes no deductive logic. The early chapters introduce the little that’s used. In fact almost no formal background is presumed, only very simple high school algebra.I hope this book also offers more universal benefits.* It is open access, hence free.* It’s also open source, so other instructors can modify it to their liking.* If you teach from this book I’d love to know: email or tweet me.* It’s available in both PDF and HTML. So it can be read comfortably on a range of devices, or printed.* It emphasizes visual explanations and techniques, to make the material more approachable.* It livens up the text with hyperlinks, images, and margin notes that highlight points of history and curiosity. I also hope to add some animations and interactive tools soon.The book is divided into three main parts. The first explains the basics of logic and probability, the second covers basic decision theory, and the last explores the philosophical foundations of probability and statistics. This last, philosophical part focuses on the Bayesian and frequentist approaches.Free here: https://jonathanweisberg.org/vip/
title: Odds & Ends: Introducing Probability & Decision with a Visual Emphasis