Priscilla (Cindy) Greenwood, Mathematics Coach House, Green College, UBC Tuesday, January 10, 5-6:30 pm, reception to follow
in the series Senior Scholars' Series: The Passions that Drive Academic Life
Everyone understands the statement: "The probability of rain tomorrow is .90, or 90%." For a probabilist, many questions have answers of this type. The problem is to find that number.