A layperson's sojourn into the realm of probability evaluates statistical information for a wide variety of arenas, from poker and politics to weather and war, in an account that profiles numerous men and women who use the forces of probability in creative and revelatory ways. Reprint. 30,000 first [...]
A symbol for what is not there, an emptiness that increases any number it's added to, an inexhaustible and indispensable paradox. As we enter the year 2000, zero is once again making its presence felt. Nothing itself, it makes possible a myriad of calculations. Indeed, without zero mathematics as we[...]