What Is Random

Author : Edward Beltrami
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781461214724

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What Is Random? by Edward Beltrami Pdf

In this fascinating book, mathematician Ed Beltrami takes a close enough look at randomness to make it mysteriously disappear. The results of coin tosses, it turns out, are determined from the start, and only our incomplete knowledge makes them look random. "Random" sequences of numbers are more elusive, but Godels undecidability theorem informs us that we will never know. Those familiar with quantum indeterminacy assert that order is an illusion, and that the world is fundamentally random. Yet randomness is also an illusion. Perhaps order and randomness, like waves and particles, are only two sides of the same (tossed) coin.

Author : Ted Honderich
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2015-06-03
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781317516132

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Essays on Freedom of Action (Routledge Revivals) by Ted Honderich Pdf

Essays on Freedom of Action, first published in 1973, brings together original papers by contemporary British and American philosophers on questions which have long concerned philosophers and others: the question of whether persons are wholly a part of the natural world and their actions the necessary effects of causal processes, and the question of whether our actions are free, and such that we can be held responsible for them, even if they are the necessary effects of casual processes. This volume will be of interest not only to those who are primarily concerned with philosophy but also to students in those many other disciplines in which freedom and determinism arise as problems.

Author : James Wood
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781483148137

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Computational Methods in Reactor Shielding by James Wood Pdf

Computational Methods in Reactor Shielding deals with the mathematical processes involved in how to effectively control the dangerous effect of nuclear radiation. Reactor shielding is considered an important aspect in the operation of reactor systems to ensure the safety of personnel and others that can be directly or indirectly affected. Composed of seven chapters, the book discusses ionizing radiation and how it aids in the control and containment of radioactive substances that are considered harmful to all living things. The text also outlines the necessary radiation quantities and units that are needed for a systemic control of shielding and presents an examination of the main sources of nuclear radiation. A discussion of the gamma photon cross sections and an introduction to BMIX, a computer program used in illustrating a technique in identifying the gamma ray build-up factor for a reactor shield, are added. The selection also discusses various mathematical representations and areas of shielding theory that are being used in radiation shielding. The book is of great value to those involved in the development and implementation of systems to minimize and control the dangerous and lethal effect of radiation.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1878
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : SRLF:D0002996957

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The Mathematical Visitor by Anonim Pdf

Author : John Venn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 550 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : Chance
ISBN : HARVARD:32044010588515

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The Logic of Chance by John Venn Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1878
Category : Electronic
ISBN : CHI:63389964

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Mathematical Questions and Solutions in Continuation of the Mathematical Columns of "the Educational Times". by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1878
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : CORNELL:31924069266058

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Mathematical Questions and Solutions, from the "Educational Times." by Anonim Pdf

Author : Simon Newcomb
Publisher : New York : H. Holt
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1884
Category : Algebra
ISBN : HARVARD:32044097011530

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Algebra for Schools and Colleges by Simon Newcomb Pdf

Author : Royal Society (London)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 816 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1869
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB10499745

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Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (London) Pdf

Author : Irène Deliège,Geraint A. Wiggins
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2006-10-16
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781135422684

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Musical Creativity by Irène Deliège,Geraint A. Wiggins Pdf

This collection initiates a resolutely interdisciplinary research dynamic specifically concerning musical creativity. Creativity is one of the most challenging issues currently facing scientific psychology and its study has been relatively rare in the cognitive sciences, especially in artificial intelligence. This book will address the need for a coherent and thorough exploration. Musical Creativity: Multidisciplinary Research in Theory and Practice comprises seven sections, each viewing musical creativity from a different scientific vantage point, from the philosophy of computer modelling, through music education, interpretation, neuroscience, and music therapy, to experimental psychology. Each section contains discussions by eminent international specialists of the issues raised, and the book concludes with a postlude discussing how we can understand creativity in the work of eminent composer, Jonathan Harvey. This unique volume presents an up-to-date snapshot of the scientific study of musical creativity, in conjunction with ESCOM (the European Society for the Cognitive Sciences of Music). Describing many of the different aspects of musical creativity and their study, it will form a useful springboard for further such study in future years, and will be of interest to academics and practitioners in music, psychology, cognitive science, artificial intelligence, neuroscience and other fields concerning the study of human cognition in this most human of behaviours.

Author : Hall
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1889
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UBBE:UBBE-00130761

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Higher Algebra by Hall Pdf

Author : Canada. Parliament. House of Commons
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 542 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Canada
ISBN : COLUMBIA:CU06702368

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Journals of the House of Commons of the Dominion of Canada by Canada. Parliament. House of Commons Pdf

Author : Emanuel Parzen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 666 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : Probabilities
ISBN : UOM:39015012010628

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Modern Probability Theory and Its Applications by Emanuel Parzen Pdf

Author : Robert K. Young,Donald J. Veldman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Statistics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105041730925

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Introductory Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences by Robert K. Young,Donald J. Veldman Pdf

Author : New York (State). Legislature. Senate
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 738 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1873
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCAL:B2882717

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Documents of the Senate of the State of New York by New York (State). Legislature. Senate Pdf