ABSTRACT

Unexpected Expectations: The Curiosities of a Mathematical Crystal Ball explores how paradoxical challenges involving mathematical expectation often necessitate a reexamination of basic premises. The author takes you through mathematical paradoxes associated with seemingly straightforward applications of mathematical expectation and shows how these

chapter 1|18 pages

Looking Back

chapter 2|22 pages

The ABCs of E

chapter 3|30 pages

Doing the Right Thing

chapter 4|20 pages

Aversion Perversion

chapter 5|18 pages

And the Envelope Please!

chapter 6|18 pages

Parrondo's Paradox: You Can Win for Losing

chapter 7|14 pages

Imperfect Recall

chapter 9|8 pages

Newcomb's Paradox

chapter 10|14 pages

Benford's Law