What's Luck Got to Do with It? : : The History, Mathematics, and Psychology of the Gambler's Illusion / / Joseph Mazur.
Why do so many gamblers risk it all when they know the odds of winning are against them? Why do they believe dice are "hot" in a winning streak? Why do we expect heads on a coin toss after several flips have turned up tails? What's Luck Got to Do with It? takes a lively and eye-openin...
Saved in:
VerfasserIn: | |
---|---|
Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2010] ©2010 |
Year of Publication: | 2010 |
Edition: | Course Book |
Language: | English |
Online Access: | |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (296 p.) :; 35 halftones. 10 line illus. |
Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
id |
9781400834457 |
---|---|
ctrlnum |
(DE-B1597)446667 (OCoLC)979579286 |
collection |
bib_alma |
record_format |
marc |
spelling |
Mazur, Joseph, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut What's Luck Got to Do with It? : The History, Mathematics, and Psychology of the Gambler's Illusion / Joseph Mazur. Course Book Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2010] ©2010 1 online resource (296 p.) : 35 halftones. 10 line illus. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I: The History -- Part II : The Mathematics -- Part III : The Analysis -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix A. Descriptions of the Games Used in This Book -- Appendix B. Glossary of Gambling Terms Used in This Book -- Appendix C. The Weak Law of Large Numbers -- Appendix D. Glossary of Mathematical Definitions -- Appendix E. Callouts -- Notes -- Further Reading -- Index -- Backmatter restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Why do so many gamblers risk it all when they know the odds of winning are against them? Why do they believe dice are "hot" in a winning streak? Why do we expect heads on a coin toss after several flips have turned up tails? What's Luck Got to Do with It? takes a lively and eye-opening look at the mathematics, history, and psychology of gambling to reveal the most widely held misconceptions about luck. It exposes the hazards of feeling lucky, and uses the mathematics of predictable outcomes to show when our chances of winning are actually good. Mathematician Joseph Mazur traces the history of gambling from the earliest known archaeological evidence of dice playing among Neolithic peoples to the first systematic mathematical studies of games of chance during the Renaissance, from government-administered lotteries to the glittering seductions of grand casinos, and on to the global economic crisis brought on by financiers' trillion-dollar bets. Using plenty of engaging anecdotes, Mazur explains the mathematics behind gambling--including the laws of probability, statistics, betting against expectations, and the law of large numbers--and describes the psychological and emotional factors that entice people to put their faith in winning that ever-elusive jackpot despite its mathematical improbability. As entertaining as it is informative, What's Luck Got to Do with It? demonstrates the pervasive nature of our belief in luck and the deceptive psychology of winning and losing.Some images inside the book are unavailable due to digital copyright restrictions. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Aug 2021) Chance Psychological aspects. Gambling Social aspects. Games of chance (Mathematics). MATHEMATICS / History & Philosophy. bisacsh print 9780691138909 https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400834457 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781400834457 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9781400834457.jpg |
language |
English |
format |
eBook |
author |
Mazur, Joseph, Mazur, Joseph, |
spellingShingle |
Mazur, Joseph, Mazur, Joseph, What's Luck Got to Do with It? : The History, Mathematics, and Psychology of the Gambler's Illusion / Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I: The History -- Part II : The Mathematics -- Part III : The Analysis -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix A. Descriptions of the Games Used in This Book -- Appendix B. Glossary of Gambling Terms Used in This Book -- Appendix C. The Weak Law of Large Numbers -- Appendix D. Glossary of Mathematical Definitions -- Appendix E. Callouts -- Notes -- Further Reading -- Index -- Backmatter |
author_facet |
Mazur, Joseph, Mazur, Joseph, |
author_variant |
j m jm j m jm |
author_role |
VerfasserIn VerfasserIn |
author_sort |
Mazur, Joseph, |
title |
What's Luck Got to Do with It? : The History, Mathematics, and Psychology of the Gambler's Illusion / |
title_sub |
The History, Mathematics, and Psychology of the Gambler's Illusion / |
title_full |
What's Luck Got to Do with It? : The History, Mathematics, and Psychology of the Gambler's Illusion / Joseph Mazur. |
title_fullStr |
What's Luck Got to Do with It? : The History, Mathematics, and Psychology of the Gambler's Illusion / Joseph Mazur. |
title_full_unstemmed |
What's Luck Got to Do with It? : The History, Mathematics, and Psychology of the Gambler's Illusion / Joseph Mazur. |
title_auth |
What's Luck Got to Do with It? : The History, Mathematics, and Psychology of the Gambler's Illusion / |
title_alt |
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I: The History -- Part II : The Mathematics -- Part III : The Analysis -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix A. Descriptions of the Games Used in This Book -- Appendix B. Glossary of Gambling Terms Used in This Book -- Appendix C. The Weak Law of Large Numbers -- Appendix D. Glossary of Mathematical Definitions -- Appendix E. Callouts -- Notes -- Further Reading -- Index -- Backmatter |
title_new |
What's Luck Got to Do with It? : |
title_sort |
what's luck got to do with it? : the history, mathematics, and psychology of the gambler's illusion / |
publisher |
Princeton University Press, |
publishDate |
2010 |
physical |
1 online resource (296 p.) : 35 halftones. 10 line illus. Issued also in print. |
edition |
Course Book |
contents |
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I: The History -- Part II : The Mathematics -- Part III : The Analysis -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix A. Descriptions of the Games Used in This Book -- Appendix B. Glossary of Gambling Terms Used in This Book -- Appendix C. The Weak Law of Large Numbers -- Appendix D. Glossary of Mathematical Definitions -- Appendix E. Callouts -- Notes -- Further Reading -- Index -- Backmatter |
isbn |
9781400834457 9780691138909 |
callnumber-first |
Q - Science |
callnumber-subject |
QA - Mathematics |
callnumber-label |
QA271 |
callnumber-sort |
QA 3271 M39 42010EB |
url |
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400834457 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781400834457 https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9781400834457.jpg |
illustrated |
Illustrated |
dewey-hundreds |
500 - Science |
dewey-tens |
510 - Mathematics |
dewey-ones |
519 - Probabilities & applied mathematics |
dewey-full |
519.2/7 |
dewey-sort |
3519.2 17 |
dewey-raw |
519.2/7 |
dewey-search |
519.2/7 |
doi_str_mv |
10.1515/9781400834457 |
oclc_num |
979579286 |
work_keys_str_mv |
AT mazurjoseph whatsluckgottodowithitthehistorymathematicsandpsychologyofthegamblersillusion |
status_str |
n |
ids_txt_mv |
(DE-B1597)446667 (OCoLC)979579286 |
carrierType_str_mv |
cr |
is_hierarchy_title |
What's Luck Got to Do with It? : The History, Mathematics, and Psychology of the Gambler's Illusion / |
_version_ |
1806143542970548224 |
fullrecord |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><collection xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/MARC21/slim"><record><leader>04373nam a22006855i 4500</leader><controlfield tag="001">9781400834457</controlfield><controlfield tag="003">DE-B1597</controlfield><controlfield tag="005">20210830012106.0</controlfield><controlfield tag="006">m|||||o||d||||||||</controlfield><controlfield tag="007">cr || ||||||||</controlfield><controlfield tag="008">210830t20102010nju fo d z eng d</controlfield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">9781400834457</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="024" ind1="7" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">10.1515/9781400834457</subfield><subfield code="2">doi</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(DE-B1597)446667</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(OCoLC)979579286</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="040" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">DE-B1597</subfield><subfield code="b">eng</subfield><subfield code="c">DE-B1597</subfield><subfield code="e">rda</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="041" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">eng</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="044" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">nju</subfield><subfield code="c">US-NJ</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="050" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">QA271</subfield><subfield code="b">.M39 2010eb</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="072" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">MAT015000</subfield><subfield code="2">bisacsh</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="082" ind1="0" ind2="4"><subfield code="a">519.2/7</subfield><subfield code="2">22</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="100" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Mazur, Joseph, </subfield><subfield code="e">author.</subfield><subfield code="4">aut</subfield><subfield code="4">http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="245" ind1="1" ind2="0"><subfield code="a">What's Luck Got to Do with It? :</subfield><subfield code="b">The History, Mathematics, and Psychology of the Gambler's Illusion /</subfield><subfield code="c">Joseph Mazur.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="250" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Course Book</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="264" ind1=" " ind2="1"><subfield code="a">Princeton, NJ : </subfield><subfield code="b">Princeton University Press, </subfield><subfield code="c">[2010]</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="264" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="c">©2010</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="300" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">1 online resource (296 p.) :</subfield><subfield code="b">35 halftones. 10 line illus.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="336" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">text</subfield><subfield code="b">txt</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacontent</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="337" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">computer</subfield><subfield code="b">c</subfield><subfield code="2">rdamedia</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="338" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">online resource</subfield><subfield code="b">cr</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacarrier</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="347" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">text file</subfield><subfield code="b">PDF</subfield><subfield code="2">rda</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="505" ind1="0" ind2="0"><subfield code="t">Frontmatter -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Contents -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Introduction -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Part I: The History -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Part II : The Mathematics -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Part III : The Analysis -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Acknowledgments -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Appendix A. Descriptions of the Games Used in This Book -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Appendix B. Glossary of Gambling Terms Used in This Book -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Appendix C. The Weak Law of Large Numbers -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Appendix D. Glossary of Mathematical Definitions -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Appendix E. Callouts -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Notes -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Further Reading -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Index -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Backmatter</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="506" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">restricted access</subfield><subfield code="u">http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec</subfield><subfield code="f">online access with authorization</subfield><subfield code="2">star</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="520" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Why do so many gamblers risk it all when they know the odds of winning are against them? Why do they believe dice are "hot" in a winning streak? Why do we expect heads on a coin toss after several flips have turned up tails? What's Luck Got to Do with It? takes a lively and eye-opening look at the mathematics, history, and psychology of gambling to reveal the most widely held misconceptions about luck. It exposes the hazards of feeling lucky, and uses the mathematics of predictable outcomes to show when our chances of winning are actually good. Mathematician Joseph Mazur traces the history of gambling from the earliest known archaeological evidence of dice playing among Neolithic peoples to the first systematic mathematical studies of games of chance during the Renaissance, from government-administered lotteries to the glittering seductions of grand casinos, and on to the global economic crisis brought on by financiers' trillion-dollar bets. Using plenty of engaging anecdotes, Mazur explains the mathematics behind gambling--including the laws of probability, statistics, betting against expectations, and the law of large numbers--and describes the psychological and emotional factors that entice people to put their faith in winning that ever-elusive jackpot despite its mathematical improbability. As entertaining as it is informative, What's Luck Got to Do with It? demonstrates the pervasive nature of our belief in luck and the deceptive psychology of winning and losing.Some images inside the book are unavailable due to digital copyright restrictions.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="530" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Issued also in print.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="538" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="546" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">In English.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="588" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Aug 2021)</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Chance</subfield><subfield code="x">Psychological aspects.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Gambling</subfield><subfield code="x">Social aspects.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Games of chance (Mathematics).</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">MATHEMATICS / History & Philosophy.</subfield><subfield code="2">bisacsh</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="776" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="c">print</subfield><subfield code="z">9780691138909</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="856" ind1="4" ind2="0"><subfield code="u">https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400834457</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="856" ind1="4" ind2="0"><subfield code="u">https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781400834457</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="856" ind1="4" ind2="2"><subfield code="3">Cover</subfield><subfield code="u">https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9781400834457.jpg</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_BACKALL</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_CL_MTPY</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_EBACKALL</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_EBKALL</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_ECL_MTPY</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_EEBKALL</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_ESTMALL</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_PPALL</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_STMALL</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">GBV-deGruyter-alles</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">PDA12STME</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">PDA13ENGE</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">PDA18STMEE</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">PDA5EBK</subfield></datafield></record></collection> |