Description: Mathematicians call it the Monty Hall Problem, and it is one of the most interesting mathematical brain teasers of recent times. Imagine that you face three doors, behind one of which is a prize. You choose one but do not open it. The host--call him Monty Hall--opens a different door, always choosing one he knows to be empty. Left with two doors, will you do better by sticking with your first choice, or by switching to the other remaining door? In this light-hearted yet ultimately serious book, Jason Rosenhouse explores the history of this fascinating puzzle. Using a minimum of mathematics (and none at all for much of the book), he shows how the problem has fascinated philosophers, psychologists, and many others, and examines the many variations that have appeared over the years. As Rosenhouse demonstrates, the Monty Hall Problem illuminates fundamental mathematical issues and has abiding philosophical implications. Perhaps most important, he writes, the problem opens a window on our cognitive difficulties in reasoning about uncertainty.
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EAN: 9780195367898
UPC: 9780195367898
ISBN: 9780195367898
MPN: N/A
Item Length: 24.7 cm
Number of Pages: 208 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: The Monty Hall Problem: the Remarkable Story of Math's Most Contentious Brain Teaser
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication Year: 2009
Subject: Science, Mathematics
Item Height: 243 mm
Item Weight: 475 g
Type: Textbook
Author: Jason Rosenhouse
Item Width: 162 mm
Format: Hardcover
