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The axiomatic melting pot. Teaching probability theory in Prague during the 1930's

History and Overview 2007-05-23 v1 Probability

Abstract

In this paper, we are interested in the teaching of probability theory in Prague and Czechoslovakia, in particular during the 1930's. We focus specially on a textbook, published in Prague by Karel Rychlik in 1938, which uses Kolmogorov's axiomatization, a very exceptional fact before World War II.

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@article{arxiv.math/0607217,
  title  = {The axiomatic melting pot. Teaching probability theory in Prague during the 1930's},
  author = {Stepanka Bilova and Laurent Mazliak and Pavel Sisma},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0607217},
  year   = {2007}
}

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30 pages