T W Körner

Naive Decision Making

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Takes readers on an enjoyable journey through many aspects of mathematical decision making; the only prerequisite is elementary calculus.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 390
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Oktober 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 224mm x 150mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 544g
• ISBN-13: 9780521731638
• ISBN-10: 0521731631
• Artikelnr.: 25253389

Autorenporträt

T. W. Körner is Professor of Fourier Analysis in the Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics at the University of Cambridge. He has previously authored four other books including Fourier Analysis and The Pleasures of Counting.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. A day at the races
2. The long run
3. The virtue of insurance
4. Passing the time
5. A pack of cards
6. Other people
7. Simple games
8. Points of agreement
9. Long duels
10. A night at the casino
11. Prophecy
12. Final reflections
A. The logarithm
B. Cardano
C. Huygens's problems
D. Hints on pronunciation
Index.