Title: Reasoning about luck
First published: 1996
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.
Subjects: Probability measures, Statistical physics, Probabilities, Molecular theory, Waarschijnlijkheidstheorie, Natuurkunde, Statistische Physik, Physique statistique, Mesures de probabilités
LC classification: QC174.8 .A43 1996