The Perfect Bet

2016-02-23 Mathematics

Author : Adam Kucharski
Release : 2016-02-23
Genre : Mathematics
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 592/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Perfect Bet by : Adam Kucharski

Download or read book The Perfect Bet written by Adam Kucharski. This book was released on 2016-02-23. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An elegant and amusing account" of how gambling has been reshaped by the application of science and revealed the truth behind a lucky bet (Wall Street Journal). For the past 500 years, gamblers-led by mathematicians and scientists-have been trying to figure out how to pull the rug out from under Lady Luck. In The Perfect Bet, mathematician and award-winning writer Adam Kucharski tells the astonishing story of how the experts have succeeded, revolutionizing mathematics and science in the process. The house can seem unbeatable. Kucharski shows us just why it isn't. Even better, he demonstrates how the search for the perfect bet has been crucial for the scientific pursuit of a better world.

Al Pha's Bet

2011-05-12 Juvenile Fiction

Author : Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Release : 2011-05-12
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
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Book Rating : 249/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Al Pha's Bet written by Amy Krouse Rosenthal. This book was released on 2011-05-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wonderful things are being invented every day in Al Pha's world-fire, the wheel, even shadows! His big chance to be part of history comes when the King announces that the twenty-six recently invented letters need to be put in order. Al makes a bet with himself that he's the man for the job. Through a series of funny events, he eventually finds the perfect order for the letters, and the king rewards him by naming his creation the "Alphabet." Sure to entertain and engage young readers, this book turns the ABC's inside out. Kids will laugh at the quirky illustrations and clever wordplay, while wondering where the alphabet really did get its order.

Little Bets

2011-04-19 Business & Economics

Author : Peter Sims
Release : 2011-04-19
Genre : Business & Economics
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 444/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Little Bets written by Peter Sims. This book was released on 2011-04-19. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An enthusiastic, example-rich argument for innovating in a particular way—by deliberately experimenting and taking small exploratory steps in novel directions. Light, bright, and packed with tidy anecdotes” (The Wall Street Journal). What do Apple CEO Steve Jobs, comedian Chris Rock, prize-winning architect Frank Gehry, and the story developers at Pixar films all have in common? Bestselling author Peter Sims found that rather than start with a big idea or plan a whole project in advance, they make a methodical series of little bets, learning critical information from lots of little failures and from small but significant wins. Reporting on a fascinating range of research, from the psychology of creative blocks to the influential field of design thinking, Sims offers engaging and illuminating accounts of breakthrough innovators at work, and a whole new way of thinking about how to navigate uncertain situations and unleash our untapped creative powers.

The Perfect Bet

2016-05-05 Gambling

Author : Adam Kucharski
Release : 2016-05-05
Genre : Gambling
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 469/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Perfect Bet written by Adam Kucharski. This book was released on 2016-05-05. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gamblers have been trying to figure out how to game the system since our ancestors first made wagers over dice fashioned from knucklebones: in revolutionary Paris, the 'martingale' strategy was rumoured to lead to foolproof success at the roulette table; now, in the 21st century, professional gamblers are using cutting-edge techniques to tilt the odds further in their favour. At the roulette wheel, card table or racecourse, science is giving us the competitive edge over opponents, casinos and bookmakers. But is there such a thing as a perfect bet?The Perfect Bet looks beyond probability and statistics to examine how wagers have inspired a plethora of new disciplines - spanning chaos theory, behavioural psychology, machine learning and game theory - which are not just revolutionising gambling, but changing our fundamental notions about chance, randomness and luck. Explaining why poker is gaming's last bastion of human superiority over artificial intelligence, how methods originally developed for the US nuclear programme are helping pundits predict sports results and how a new breed of algorithms are managing to lose banks and asset traders millions, The Perfect Bet has the inside track on just about any wager you'd care to place.

Bet You Can't!

1983-02-01 Juvenile Fiction

Author : Vicki Cobb
Release : 1983-02-01
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 025/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Bet You Can't! written by Vicki Cobb. This book was released on 1983-02-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With this collection of irresistible bets, you can team up with science and be a winner every time. Stump your family, friends, or favorite enemy with these deceptively simple dares. They're all impossible to perform thanks to principles of gravity, mechanics, fluids, logic, energy and perception. For every trick -- whether it be blowing up a balloon in a bottle or kissing your elbow -- the authors reveal the natural cause at work that guarantees human defeat. Here's an entertaining and enticing introduction to basic scientific principles that proves yet another: science can be fun! WINNER OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCE'S CHILDREN'S SCIENCE BOOK AWARD

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