Mathematics for aspiring physicists

IAP 2021

Lecture 18

4.4 From probability to certainty

4.4.1 Sums of random variables

 

4.4.2 Simplifications for large N

4.4.3 Stirling's approximation

4.4.4a Revisting the binomial for large N

4.4.4b Entropy and information

4.4.5 Maximum entropy estimation

(Combined notes for lecture 18)

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MathPhys lec18 - last update 1/1/21 by M. Kardar