Sinopsis
Foundations of probability and measurement accuracy, with practical methods you can apply today.
This concise classic introduces the theory of probability and the theory of errors, emphasizing their wide range of scientific use. It explains how precise measurements in astronomy, geodesy, physics, and chemistry rely on these ideas to improve accuracy and understanding. The book also highlights the powerful role of the method of least squares in real-world problems and its influence on scientific practice.
Structured for learning, the book presents each principle first through a simple concrete example, then as a general statement with a formula, and finally through concrete applications. It aims for clear, correct statements of fundamental facts, helping readers bridge from elementary ideas to more advanced concepts.
- A practical, education-focused approach: learn by simple examples, then formulas, then applications
- Historical context and development of probability and errors
- Clear treatment of foundational ideas used across the sciences
- Emphasis on precision, methods, and real-world usefulness
Ideal for students and professionals who want a solid, accessible introduction to probability and the theory of errors, and how these ideas drive accurate scientific measurement.
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The volume called Higher Mathematics, the first edition of which was published in 1896, contained eleven chapters by eleven authors, each chapter being independent of the others, but all supposing the reader to have at least a mathematical training equivalent to that given in classical and engineering colleges. The publication of that volume is now discontinued and the chapters are issued in separate form. In these reissues. It will generally be found that the monographs are enlarged by additional articles or appendices which either amplify the former presentation or record recent advances. This plan Of publication has been arranged in order to meet the demand of teachers and the convenience of classes, but it is also thought that it may prove advantageous to readers in special lines of mathematical literature.
It is the intention of the publishers and editors to add other monographs to the series from time to time, if the call for the same seems to warrant it. Among the topics which are under consideration are those of elliptic functions, the theory of num bers, the group theory, the calculus of variations, and non Euclidean geometry; possibly also monographs on branches of astronomy, mechanics, and mathematical physics may be included. It is the hope of the editors that this form of publication may tend to promote mathematical study and \research over a wider field than that which the former volume has occupied.
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