Probability and Expectation

In Mathematical Olympiad and Competitions

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Mathematics, Statistics
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Author: Zun Shan, Shanping Wang ISBN: 9789813141513
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company Publication: July 14, 2016
Imprint: WSPC/ECNUP Language: English
Author: Zun Shan, Shanping Wang
ISBN: 9789813141513
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Publication: July 14, 2016
Imprint: WSPC/ECNUP
Language: English

In China, lots of excellent students who are good at maths take an active part in various maths contests and the best six senior high school students will be selected to form the IMO National Team to compete in the International Mathematical Olympiad. In the past ten years China's IMO Team has achieved outstanding results — they have won the first place almost every year.

The author is one of the senior coaches of China's IMO National Team, whose students have won many gold medals many times in IMO.

This book is part of the Mathematical Olympiad Series which discusses several aspects related to maths contests, such as algebra, number theory, combinatorics, graph theory and geometry. This book will, in an interesting problem-solving way, explain what probability theory is: its concepts, methods and meanings; particularly, two important concepts — probability and mathematical expectation (briefly expectation) — are emphasized. It consists of 65 problems, appended by 107 exercises and their answers.

Contents:

  • Coin Tossing
  • General Di Qing's Coins
  • Rolling Dice
  • Wei Xiao-bao's Bet
  • Hold All the Trump Cards
  • Roll One-Spot
  • Red Balls and Black Balls
  • Same Month and Day
  • Integer Divisibility
  • Repeated Experiments
  • Silver Medal Dream
  • Fight Between Brothers
  • Subject Groups
  • More Dice
  • Custodian Turned Thief
  • Put Back or Not
  • Match Problem
  • Put Balls into Drawers
  • Problem of Matches
  • Trial in a Three-Judge Court
  • Win Twice in Succession
  • Fire Blank Shots
  • Catch a Turtle in a Jar
  • Diagnosis Rate
  • Running Well
  • Money Change Problem
  • Donkey versus Elephant
  • East Wind vesus West Wind
  • Dowry Problem (I)
  • Dowry Problem (II)
  • Job Interview
  • Boxing Match (I)
  • Boxing Match (II)
  • Boxing Match (III)
  • Rein in on the Brink of the Precipice (I)
  • Rein in on the Brink of the Precipice (II)
  • Who Will Gamble Away?
  • Equal in Strength
  • Put All Money in One Bet
  • Indeterminate Equation
  • Throw Copper Coin onto a Small Table
  • Appointment of People in Hurry
  • Obtuse Triangle
  • Buffon's Needle
  • Bertrand's paradox
  • Odd or Even Number
  • Rational or Irrational Number
  • Real Roots or Not
  • Divide the Stake
  • Sleeping Beauty
  • Number of Hits
  • The Suicide Club
  • The First Ace
  • How Many Pairs in Average
  • Many Holidays
  • Buy Lottery Tickets
  • Not to Indulge in Gambling
  • Social Party
  • Success by Trying Once or More Times
  • The 108 Heroes
  • Who is Sick?
  • A Fallen and Broken Rod
  • Broken into Three Fragments
  • The Number of Cross Points
  • Throw a Wire Ring

Readership: Senior high school students engaged in math contests, math teachers, undergraduates of math major and math enthusiasts.
Key Features:

  • China has performed outstandingly in IMO and the book gathers from the tutorial experience of many excellent teachers
  • As the coach of China's IMO National Team, the author is one of the leading experts in aspects of maths contests in China
  • The Chinese version of the book has been very popular
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In China, lots of excellent students who are good at maths take an active part in various maths contests and the best six senior high school students will be selected to form the IMO National Team to compete in the International Mathematical Olympiad. In the past ten years China's IMO Team has achieved outstanding results — they have won the first place almost every year.

The author is one of the senior coaches of China's IMO National Team, whose students have won many gold medals many times in IMO.

This book is part of the Mathematical Olympiad Series which discusses several aspects related to maths contests, such as algebra, number theory, combinatorics, graph theory and geometry. This book will, in an interesting problem-solving way, explain what probability theory is: its concepts, methods and meanings; particularly, two important concepts — probability and mathematical expectation (briefly expectation) — are emphasized. It consists of 65 problems, appended by 107 exercises and their answers.

Contents:

Readership: Senior high school students engaged in math contests, math teachers, undergraduates of math major and math enthusiasts.
Key Features:

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