Fat Chance - Gross, Benedict

. .

Biographie:
Benedict Gross is Leverett Professor of Mathematics, Emeritus at Harvard University, Massachusetts, and Professor of Mathematics at University of California, San Diego. He has taught mathematics at all levels at Princeton University, Brown University, Harvard University, and University of California, San Diego, and served as the Dean of Harvard College from 2003?2007. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Science. Among his awards and honors are the Cole Prize from the American Mathematical Society and a MacArthur Fellowship. His research is primarily in number theory.

Sommaire:
Part I. Counting: 1. Simple counting; 2. The multiplication principle; 3. The subtraction principle; 4. Collections; 5. Games of chance; Interlude; 6. The binomial theorem; 7. Advanced counting; Part II. Probability: 8. Expected value; 9. Conditional probability; 10. Unfair coins and loaded dice; 11. Geometric probability; Part III. Probability in the Large: 12. Games and their payoffs; 13. The normal distribution; 14. Don't try this at home.