Some probability problems are so difficult that they stump the smartest mathematicians. But even the hardest of these problems can often be solved with a computer and a Monte Carlo simulation. This is what Gigital Dice is all about: hoe to get numerical answers to difficult probability problems without having to solve complicated mathematical eqautions. Paul Nahin challenges readers to solve twenty-one difficult but fun problems, from determining the odds of coin-flipping games to figuring out the behavior of elevators. In his characteristic style, Nahin brings the problems to life with interesting and historical anecdotes. The book shows readers how to write elementary computer codes using any common programming language, and provides solutions and line-by-line walk-throughs of a MATLAB code for each problem. In a new preface, Nahin wittily addresses some of the responses he received to the first edition.
