40 Paradoxes in Logic Probability and Game Theory 2 Presh Talwalkar
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This book contains 40 delightful paradoxes. Here is a small sampling.
LOGIC Is it ever right to ask the question "May I disturb you?" The very act of asking will disturb the person. And yet, I simply can't know if it's correct to ask the question unless I actually ask the question!
PROBABILITY In 2007, the college football team USC was ranked as 7th in the Harris poll, 6th in the USA Today poll, and 6th in the computer rankings. And yet, when the three polls were averaged, USC ended up as being ranked as the 5th best team overall. How is that possible?
GAME THEORY You play game A that is a losing bet. You also play game B that is a losing bet. Yet when you play games A and B alternately that is a winning bet. How can two losing games combine to make a winning game?
40 Paradoxes in Logic Probability and Game Theory 2 Presh Talwalkar
The book describes paradoxes of many kinds. Some paradoxes are of more hypothetical or philosophical nature, while others are strange and surprising results that actually occurred in real life. Such is the "Simpson's paradox", demonstrated in the book using American college football ranking, or the "Braess paradox", which shows that opening a new road can increase traffic jams, instead of decreasing them (a phenomenon believed to have occurred in major cities).Along the way the book touches on many fields and domains. There are historical anecdotes (e.g., a 1964 U.S. supreme court ruling offering a paradoxical distinction between art and pornography), concepts and methods from economics, decision theory, geometry, and probability.
Everything is described in a simple, engaging way, and no special prior knowledge is assumed.
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40 Paradoxes in Logic Probability and Game Theory 2 Presh Talwalkar Reviews
super!
A fun read. Highly recommend
the book gives me many interesting period when I enjoyed it. It helps your brain to keep fit, like you do exercises everyday <3
Great discussion about game theory. The explanation is so simple that even my Jr High school son can understand and grasp.
The "paradoxes" presented in this book are interesting and well-explained. My only wish was that there would have been more on game theory-there were only a few examples worked in at the end.
This is a must read for anyone wondering why some things don't seem to make sense
Two stars because some of the paradoxes were interesting, but in general, explained briefly and not well. I would have liked more depth in the possible solutions.
The book describes paradoxes of many kinds. Some paradoxes are of more hypothetical or philosophical nature, while others are strange and surprising results that actually occurred in real life. Such is the "Simpson's paradox", demonstrated in the book using American college football ranking, or the "Braess paradox", which shows that opening a new road can increase traffic jams, instead of decreasing them (a phenomenon believed to have occurred in major cities).
Along the way the book touches on many fields and domains. There are historical anecdotes (e.g., a 1964 U.S. supreme court ruling offering a paradoxical distinction between art and pornography), concepts and methods from economics, decision theory, geometry, and probability.
Everything is described in a simple, engaging way, and no special prior knowledge is assumed.
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