Will You Be Alive 10 Years from Now?: And Numerous Other Curious Questions in Probability

by Paul J. Nahin

Book Overview

A collection of stimulating probability puzzles from bestselling math writer Paul Nahin

What are the chances of a game-show contestant finding a chicken in a box? Is the Hanukkah dreidel a fair game? Will you be alive ten years from now? These are just some of the one-of-a-kind probability puzzles that acclaimed popular math writer Paul Nahin offers in this lively and informative book.

Nahin brings probability to life with...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691156808
• ISBN13: 9780691156804
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.6"