{"product_id":"from-cosmos-to-chaos-the-science-of-unpredictability-9780198567622","title":"From Cosmos to Chaos: The Science of Unpredictability","description":"Cosmology has undergone a revolution in recent years. The exciting interplay between astronomy and fundamental physics has led to dramatic revelations, including the existence of the dark matter and the dark energy that appear to dominate our cosmos. But these discoveries only reveal themselves through small effects in noisy experimental data. Dealing with such observations requires the careful application of probability and statistics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut it is not only in the arcane world of fundamental physics that probability theory plays such an important role. It has an impact in many aspects of our everyday life, from the law courts to the lottery. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhy then do so few people understand probability? And why do so few people understand why it is so important for science? Why do so many people think that science is about absolute certainty when, at its core, it is actually dominated by uncertainty? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book attempts to explain the basics of probability theory, and illustrate their application across the entire spectrum of science.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Coles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/10\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.53h x 6.36w x 0.68d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780198567622\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProfessor Peter Coles\u003c\/strong\u003e is Chair in Theoretical Astrophysics at Cardiff University, UK.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43048347238515,"sku":"9.7802E+12","price":121.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_df3e9587-be28-4812-b075-1b0fd721373b.jpg?v=1746882497","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/from-cosmos-to-chaos-the-science-of-unpredictability-9780198567622","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}