Written in a conversational tone for students and others, this book explores how mathematics deals with uncertainty and the prediction of chance events with multiple factors. The book surveys the history of developments in the mathematics of uncertainty and explains foundational discoveries in physics, chaos theory, and the quantum universe. Applications are described in areas such as weather and climate prediction, elections, medical testing, games, and stock market prediction. Annotation 2020 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
