Markov’s “Calculus of Probabilities”

Zoom link: https://villanova.zoom.us/j/91964019309?pwd=QmhlS3hncSs1Tm5LemZ1T082OG1JQT09

Meeting ID: 919 6401 9309   Passcode: 105071

PASHOM will meet both in-person and remotely via ZOOM on Thursday, October 24 at 6:30 PM in Mendel Science Center Room 103 at Villanova University when Professor Alan Levine, Franklin and Marshall College, will speak on:

 

Markov’s “Calculus of Probabilities”

 

Abstract: In 1900, the great Russian mathematician A. A. Markov (1856 – 1922) wrote a book titled, “Calculus of Probabilities (Исчисление Вероятностей). Three more editions followed, in 1908, 1912 and 1924 (posthumously). Until recently, none of the editions had been translated into English. In 2022, I completed a translation of the first edition. In this talk, I’ll highlight some key features of the book, some of which are rather similar to current probability texts, while others are indicative of the “state of the art” at the time.

 

When meeting in person we begin with informal conversation and a light supper (from 6:00 PM, if desired; donation $10). At about 6:30 PM or a few minutes later (for remote participants) the talk will begin. In person attendees will need to present the parking pass, included as an attachment to this email, at the Villanova University Main Entrance gate on Ithan Avenue and proceed to parking lot M2, Saint Augustine Center; this is the me lot used for past meetings.  

 

Please see the attached Campus Map for details or consult the PASHOM website for detailed Google map direction links to campus and the Mendel Science Center and the optional main Villanova parking garage as well as information for arrival by train.

 

https://www72.homepage.villanova.edu/alan.gluchoff/PASHoM

 

The above  contains a link to the archive of past Philadelphia Area Seminar History of Mathematics, PASHOM, meetings since 2001.