Do Dice Play God?: The Mathematics of Uncertainty

by Ian Stewart

Book Overview

A celebrated mathematician explores how math helps us make sense of the unpredictable
We would like to believe we can know things for certain. We want to be able to figure out who will win an election, if the stock market will crash, or if a suspect definitely committed a crime. But the odds are not in our favor. Life is full of uncertainty --- indeed, scientific advances indicate that the universe might be fundamentally inexact --- and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1541699475
• ISBN13: 9781541699472
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.2"