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- catalog abstract ""This book introduces the reader to statistical reasoning and its use in physics. It is based on a course developed for non-science majors at Cornell University, and differs from other treatments by its wide-ranging use of quantitative methods, which are built up in a constructive way and assume only that the reader can add, subtract, multiply, and divide with confidence." "The main application for this volume will be as a text for non-science students. However, the originality of the ideas and approach will also make this a valuable book for a public ranging from physics undergraduates to general readers."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b9767802.
- catalog created "1996.".
- catalog date "1996".
- catalog date "1996.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1996.".
- catalog description ""This book introduces the reader to statistical reasoning and its use in physics. It is based on a course developed for non-science majors at Cornell University, and differs from other treatments by its wide-ranging use of quantitative methods, which are built up in a constructive way and assume only that the reader can add, subtract, multiply, and divide with confidence." "The main application for this volume will be as a text for non-science students. However, the originality of the ideas and approach will also make this a valuable book for a public ranging from physics undergraduates to general readers."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "1. Introduction -- 2. The likely, the unlikely, and the incomprehensible -- 3. Normality and large numbers -- 4. Examples -- 5. A little mathematics -- 6. Forces, motion, and energy -- 7. Atoms, molecules, and molecular motion -- 8. Disorder, entropy, energy, and temperature -- 9. Heat, work, and putting heat to work -- 10. Fluctuations and the arrow of time -- 11. Chaos -- 12. Quantum jumps: the ultimate gamble.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (page 201) and index.".
- catalog extent "xv, 231 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0521442176 (hc)".
- catalog identifier "0521447372 (pbk.)".
- catalog issued "1996".
- catalog issued "1996.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Cambridge University Press,".
- catalog subject "530.1/592 20".
- catalog subject "Probability measures.".
- catalog subject "QC174.8 .A43 1996".
- catalog subject "Statistical physics.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Introduction -- 2. The likely, the unlikely, and the incomprehensible -- 3. Normality and large numbers -- 4. Examples -- 5. A little mathematics -- 6. Forces, motion, and energy -- 7. Atoms, molecules, and molecular motion -- 8. Disorder, entropy, energy, and temperature -- 9. Heat, work, and putting heat to work -- 10. Fluctuations and the arrow of time -- 11. Chaos -- 12. Quantum jumps: the ultimate gamble.".
- catalog title "Reasoning about luck : probability and its uses in physics / Vinay Ambegaokar.".
- catalog type "text".