The scientific study of probability is a modern development. Gambling shows that there has been an interest in quantifying the ideas of probability for millennia, but exact mathematical descriptions of use in those problems only arose much later.
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An Introduction to Stochastics and Finance - Links to web sites related to financial mathematics : Introduction to stochastic analysis applied to finance, option pricing and risk management.
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Applied Probability Society - A subdivision of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) concerned with the application of probability theory to systems that involve random phenomena.
ArXiv Front: PR Probability Theory - Probability section of the mathematics e-print arXiv
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Imprecise Probabilities Project - To help advance the theory and applications of imprecise probabilities, mainly by the dissemination of relevant information.
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Math Surprises: An Example - Buffon's Needle simulation and a surprising demonstration of Barbier's theorem about shapes of constant width
Measure and Integration - Part of Dave Rusin's excellent Mathematical Atlas
Parrondo Paradox - Parrondo Paradox simulation and a demonstration of the ratchet effect.
Probabilistic Learning Activities Network - Probability activities and simulations in the form of applets and spreadsheets. This site advocates a Question/Hypothesis/Experiment approach to learning probability.
Probabilistic Thinking - By Richard Jeffrey. HTML.
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Probability Abstract Service - Research paper abstracts.
Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes - Part of Dave Rusin's excellent Mathematical Atlas.
The Applied Probability Trust - The Applied Probability Trust is a non-profit foundation for study and research in the mathematical sciences. It publishes research journals, a student magazine and occasional special volumes.
The Collector's Problem and the Two-Dimensional Factorial - In finding a new solution to a classic probability problem concerning the collection of items in a set, a new and useful recursive function has been found, the two-dimensional factorial.
The Laymans Guide to Probability - An in-depth but easily readable guide on probability theory, covering various aspects of theory with a bias to gambling games.
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The Probability Web - A collection of pages maintained by Bob Dobrow to serve people with interests in probability theory and its applications.
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Theory of Probability - The introduction, formulas, software, algorithms, equations, problems, and calculations.
Meta Description: [ Theory of Probability: The best introduction to probability theory, formulae, software, algorithms, equations, calculations, probability problems, probability paradoxes. ]
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