click here for the plus home page
© 1997-2004, Millennium Mathematics Project, University of Cambridge.
Permission is granted to print and copy this page on paper for non-commercial use. For other uses, including electronic redistribution, please contact us.
Careers with maths
icon

Rupa Patel reflects to Plus on her work as a financial engineer

A favourite from the archive...
icon

When we finally meet the Martians, John Conway believes they are going to want to talk mathematics.

Subscribe to our RSS feed:
AddThis Feed Button subscribe to our RSS feed
 
March 2008
Tags

Kolmogorov's axioms of probability theory

Feature icon

Coincidences are familiar to us all but what are the so-called laws of chance? From coin tossing to freak weather events, Geoffrey Grimmett explains how probability is at the heart of it all.

Tags: actuarial mathematics : randomness : birthday problem : coincidence : Kolmogorov's axioms of probability theory : coin-tossing : run of heads or tails