Abraham De Moivre
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Abraham De Moivre

Setting the Stage for Classical Probability and Its Applications

  1. 258 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Abraham De Moivre

Setting the Stage for Classical Probability and Its Applications

About this book

Extensively researched, this book traces the life and work of Abraham De Moivre as well as the state of probability and statistics in eighteenth-century Britain. It is the first extensive biography of De Moivre and is based on recently discovered material and translations, including some of De Moivre's letters.The book begins with discussions on De

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Information

Publisher
A K Peters/CRC Press
Year
2011
Print ISBN
9780367832056
eBook ISBN
9781439865781
Topic
Matemáticas
Subtopic
Juegos en matemáticas

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Dedication
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Preface
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Chapter 1: Early Life in France
  7. Chapter 2: Points of Connection
  8. Chapter 3: Getting Established in England
  9. Chapter 4: Scotica Mathematica
  10. Chapter 5: The Breakthrough: De Mensura Sortis
  11. Chapter 6: A Newtonian Intermezzo
  12. Chapter 7: Miscellanea Mathematica
  13. Chapter 8: The Doctrine of Chances and the Doctrine Disputed
  14. Chapter 9: Doctrinal Dissemination and Further Development
  15. Chapter 10: De Moivre as Teacher
  16. Chapter 11: Life Annuities
  17. Chapter 12: The Decade of the Doctrine Enhanced
  18. Chapter 13: The Two Thomases
  19. Chapter 14: Old Age
  20. Endnotes
  21. Bibliography
  22. Back Cover

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