Reasoning about luck
Subtitle: probability and its uses in physics
By: Vinay Ambegaokar.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Cambridge ; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 231
Subjects: Probability measures.; Statistical physics.
Description: This book introduces the reader to statistical reasoning and its use in physics. It is based on a course developed for non-science majors at Cornell University, and differs from other treatments by its wide-ranging use of quantitative methods, which are built up in a constructive way and assume only that the reader can add, subtract, multiply, and divide with confidence.

The main application for this volume will be as a text for non-science students. However, the originality of the ideas and approach will also make this a valuable book for a public ranging from physics undergraduates to general readers.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 223) and index.

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