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Stirling’s approximation to n! and other estimates are developed using elementary arguments. The aim is to shed light on why these approximations work so well. An elementary and…
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The radial distribution function is a measure of the spatial distribution of a system of particles. The authors discuss an experiment suitable for undergraduates that illustrates the…
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The author introduces the ideas of subjective probability and Bayesian inference, comments on typical misconceptions that tend to discredit it, and compares it to other approaches.