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Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 132

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Author: Karen Hunger Parshall
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 9780801882913
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 500

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This text offers a biography of James Joseph Sylvester & his work. A Cambridge student at first denied a degree because of his faith, Sylvester came to America to teach mathematics, becoming Daniel Coit Gilman's faculty recruit at Johns Hopkins in 1876 & winning the coveted Savilian Professorship of Geometry at Oxford in 1883.

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Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 222

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Author: College of Preceptors
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Languages : en
Pages : 594

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Author: Artemas Martin
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Languages : en
Pages : 136

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Author: James Joseph Sylvester
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199671389
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 341

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This book brings together for the first time 140 letters from Sylvester's correspondence in an attempt to separate the fact from the many myths surrounding his life and work --

Author: William Kingdon Clifford
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Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 776

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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 496

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Author: Wayne C. Myrvold
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192634321
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 240

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Concepts related to probability permeate physics. This is most obvious in statistical mechanics, in which probabilities appear explicitly, but even in cases when predictions are made with near-certainty, there are implicit probabilistic assumptions in play. How are we to understand these probabilistic concepts? How do they apply to the physical world? Beyond Chance and Credence offers a fresh look at these familiar topics, urging readers to see them in a new light. The book provides an overview of the history of philosophical debates about the nature of probability over the last three centuries, and clear and accessible introductions to conceptual issues in probability theory, thermodynamics, and statistical mechanics. Myrvold argues that the traditional choice between probabilities as objective chances or else as degrees of belief is too limiting, and introduces a new concept, epistemic chances, that combines physical and epistemic considerations. He goes on to show that conceiving of probabilities in this way solves some of the puzzles associated with the use of probability and statistical mechanics. The result is an innovative perspective on one of the most central topics in the philosophy of science.

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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 806

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