Fluke
Subtitle: the math and myth of coincidences
By: Joseph Mazur
Publisher: Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 273
ISBN-13: 9780465060955
Subjects: Chance; Coincidence theory (Mathematics); Simultaneity (Physics); Coincidence
Description: Looks at coincidences and unlikely occurrences, delving into the mathematical concepts of probability and sharing stories of striking flukes and coincidences from around the world.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-257) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The stories; title: Exceptional moments; title: The girl from Petrovka and other benign coincidences; title: Meaningful coincidences; title: The mathematics; title: What are the chances?; title: Bernoulli's gift; title: Long strings of heads; title: Pascal's triangle; title: The problem with monkeys; title: The analysis; title: Enormity of the world; title: The stories of chapter 2 revisited; title: The head-scratchers; title: Evidence; title: Discovery; title: Risk; title: Psychic power; title: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight; title: Epilogue.