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Professor Michael Starbird’s experience and knowledge in the subject of probability is above reproach. His simple methods of teaching principles of chance are crystal clear and designed for anyone who’s interested in gaining a better grasp on the subject that more or less determines our fate on a day to day basis.
Probability affects us several times a day in our lives. Every time you perform a task, or even walk out of your front door, there are endless possibilities of the outcome, or what might happen next. This course helps us understand what’s likely to happen, how to figure that out, and why it’s significant.
Certainly the most entertaining and comprehensive DVD in the field of probability, this course is great for anyone who wants to brush up their skills from mediocre classroom teachings of this topic, or those who are completely new to it. Probability is relevant in day-to-day decisions, money management, and almost any career imaginable. Let Professor Starbird guide you through probability, giving you your best chance (pun intended) at understanding and coming to love this useful tool.
Included in the 12 30-minute lectures are:
- How a simple rolling of the dice shows the concept on which probability is based
- Explore the notion of randomness with fun examples
- Expected value
- The mysteries of the “random walk�
- Randomness and probability are central components of modern scientific descriptions of the world in physics and biology
- Learn how to apply probability to finance and money management
- Unusual applications of probability
- Two famous probability puzzles, divulged into and solved
- Bayes theorem
- Probability paradoxes
(about 360 minutes)
This video was added to our catalog on June 07, 2007 in Academic::Math.
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