Mathematics in Games, Sports, and Gambling : The Games People Play [2nd ed.] / Ronald J. Gould

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Gould, Ronald J

9781138582934

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519.813 GouM2

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Front Matter TEXTBOOKS in MATHEMATICS PUBLISHED TITLES Dedication: Preface Second Edition Changes: Author Chapter 1 Basic Probability 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Of Dice and Men FIGURE 1.1: Girolamo Cardano. FIGURE 1.2: Galileo. FIGURE 1.3: Blaise Pascal. Rule 1.2.1. The Multiplication Principle: FIGURE 1.4: Pierre de Fermat. FIGURE 1.5: The choice tree for the Multiplication Principle. TABLE 1.1: Sample Space of Pairs When Rolling Two Dice Rule 1.2.2. The General Multiplication Principle: TABLE 1.2: The Sample Space of Sums When Rolling a Pair of Dice Exercises: 1.3 Probability Exercises: 1.4 The Laws That Govern Us Rule 1.4.1.

Summary: Mathematics in Games, Sports, and Gambling: The Games People Play, Second Edition demonstrates how discrete probability, statistics, and elementary discrete mathematics are used in games, sports, and gambling situations.

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Front Matter
TEXTBOOKS in MATHEMATICS
PUBLISHED TITLES
Dedication:
Preface
Second Edition Changes:
Author
Chapter 1 Basic Probability
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Of Dice and Men
FIGURE 1.1: Girolamo Cardano.
FIGURE 1.2: Galileo.
FIGURE 1.3: Blaise Pascal.
Rule 1.2.1. The Multiplication Principle:
FIGURE 1.4: Pierre de Fermat.
FIGURE 1.5: The choice tree for the Multiplication Principle.
TABLE 1.1: Sample Space of Pairs When Rolling Two Dice
Rule 1.2.2. The General Multiplication Principle:
TABLE 1.2: The Sample Space of Sums When Rolling a Pair of Dice
Exercises:
1.3 Probability
Exercises:
1.4 The Laws That Govern Us
Rule 1.4.1.

Mathematics in Games, Sports, and Gambling: The Games People Play, Second Edition demonstrates how discrete probability, statistics, and elementary discrete mathematics are used in games, sports, and gambling situations.

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