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Lev Tarasov – The World is Built on Probability (LaTeX version)
In this post we will see the book Lev Tarasov’s The World is Built on Probability in completely digital version typeset using LaTeX! About the book This text is divided into two major parts. The aim of the first part … Continue reading
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Tagged chaos, classical physics, control systems, decisions, determinism, elementary particles, entropy, games, gas laws, genetics, information, Maxwell' demon, microscopic phenomena, optimizing, order, probability, quantum mechanics, random numbers, random searches
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Cybernetics A to Z by V. Pekelis
In this post, we will see the book Cybernetics A to Z by V. Pekelis. About the book The appearance of the English translation of the book on cybernetics makes the author feel additional responsibility. This is because literature on … Continue reading
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Tagged algorithms, automation, computers, control systems, cybernetics, data, engineering, entropy, game theory, heuristics, information, mathematics, programming, soviet, technology
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Probability And Information – Yaglom, Yaglom
In this post, we will see the book Probability And Information by A. M. Yaglom; I. M. Yaglom. About the book The present book, designed for a wide circle of readers (familiarity with mathematics up to high school level suffices … Continue reading
The USSR Olympiad Problem Book – Shklarsky, Chentzov, Yaglom
In this post, we will see the book The USSR Olympiad Problem Book by D. O. Shklarsky, N. N. Chentzov and I. M. Yaglom. About the book This book contains 320 unconventional problems in algebra, arithmetic, elementary number theory, and … Continue reading
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Tagged data processing methods, distributions of random variables, entropy, information, limit theorems, markov processes, mathematics, probability theory, problem book, problems and solutions, random events, random functions, random variables, soviet, statistics
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Problems In Probability Theory, Mathematical Statistics And Theory Of Random Functions – Sveshnikov
In this post, we will see the book Problems In Probability Theory, Mathematical Statistics And Theory Of Random Functions by A. A. Sveshnikov. About the book Students at all levels of study in the theory of probability and in the … Continue reading
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Tagged data processing methods, distributions of random variables, entropy, information, limit theorems, markov processes, mathematics, probability theory, problem book, problems and solutions, random events, random functions, random variables, soviet, statistics
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Mathematical Foundations of Information Theory – Khinchin
In this post, we will see the book Mathematical foundations of Information Theory by A. I. Khinchin. About the book The book is a translation of two papers written by the Russian mathematician, A. I. Khinchin, for the expository journal … Continue reading
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Tagged coding theory, concept of channel, entropy, ergodic sources, ergodic theory, feinstein fundamental lemma, feinstein inequality, information, markov chains, mathematics, noise, shanon's inequality, shanon's theorems, uniqueness theorem
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Cybernetics Of Living Matter: Nature, Man, Information – Markov (Ed.)
In this post, we will look at the book Cybernetics Of Living Matter: Nature, Man, Information edited by I. M. Markov. About the book: The book has been written by a team of leading Soviet authorities in the field of … Continue reading
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Tagged ageing, biology, cognition, complexiety, cybernetics, data, evolution, genetics, information, intelligence, magnetic field, mir books, mir publishers, organism, psychology, soviet, theoretical
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Cybernetics Within Us – Saparina
In this post, we will see the book Cybernetics Within Us by Yelena Saparina. About the book Can a rat tell the difference between a Raphael Madonna and a Picasso Girl in Blue? Would a Martian (if there is such … Continue reading
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Tagged automata, brains, circuits, cognition, cognitive science, cybernetics, information, interaction, language, learning, levels, logic, machine, mind, mir publishers, molecules, neural architecture, neurons, peace publishers, perception, pleasure centre, popular, science, systems, vision
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Did You Say Mathematics?
We have seen one book by Yakov Khurgin previously in the Science for Everyone series named Yes, No Or Maybe . Now we come to another book by him with the title Did You Say Mathematics? The back cover of … Continue reading
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Tagged engineering, information, khurgin, mathematics, popular science, probability, rubber sheet, science, story of mathematics
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