Mark Bollman

Broschiertes Buch

Intermediate Poker Mathematics

Beschreibung

This book provides a fascinating collection of mathematical questions set in the diverse world of poker. This book is not intended primarily as a playersâ strategy manual, but rather as a means of building up readers understanding of the mathematical concepts at play in the complex world of poker.

Autor

Mark Bollman is a Professor of Mathematics and chair of the Department of Mathematics & Computer Science at Albion College in Albion, Michigan, and has taught 120 different courses in his career. Among these courses is "Mathematics of the Gaming Industry," where mathematics majors carefully study the math behind games of chance and travel to Las Vegas, Nevada, in order to compare theory and practice. He has also taken those ideas into Albion's Honors Program in "Great Issues in Humanities: Perspectives on Gambling," which considers gambling from literary, philosophical, and historical points of view as well as mathematically. Mark has also authored Mathematics of Keno and Lotteries, Mathematics of Casino Carnival Games, Mathematics of The Big Four Casino Table Games: Blackjack, Baccarat, Craps, & Roulette, and Basic Gambling Mathematics by CRC Press.

Produktdetails

• AK Peters/CRC Recreational Mathematics Series
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 370
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. November 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 564g
• ISBN-13: 9781032736785
• ISBN-10: 103273678X
• Artikelnr.: 71725409