probabilities

Presents twenty-six puzzles and other activities intended for children age eight and up that deal with probabilities, including one that uses the game board built into the cover.

Traces the history and development of probability and statistics from its origins in the Renaissance to its twenty-first-century applications, and includes an index, chronology, glossary, and resources for further study.

On the last day of school Brad keeps running into bad luck, but by the end of the day he realizes that there is always a chance things will get better.

While trying their luck at various games at the county fair, members of the Pig family find out what the odds are that they will go home as winners. Includes an explanation of odds and probability.

While trying their luck at various games at the county fair, members of the Pig family find out what the odds are that they will go home as winners. Includes an explanation of odds and probability.

Two friends try to estimate how long they will have to wait in line to get on the fantastic new ride.

This book describes a variety of trivia facts based on the mathematical odds of strange events or conditions happening from day to day.

Sixteen-year-old math prodigy Jerrica discovers she has the ability to predict outcomes in blackjack and roulette, and joins forces with Sanjay and Kat to develop her theories while helping them get the money they desperately need.

Photographs, illustrations, and text describe the concepts of probability and the genetic theory of Gregor Johann Mendel, a nineteenth-century Augustinian monk in Brunn, Austria who is known for his experiments with genetic development and inheritance.

Shares philosophical insights into how adversity and chaos can bring out the best in individuals and communities, drawing on multiple disciplines to consider such topics as the superiority of city states over nation states, the drawbacks of debt, and why modern developments usually fail.