The mathematics of games : an introduction to probability /: an introduction to probability. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: David G. Taylor.
• Authors: Taylor, David G
• Contents: Dice, Coins, and Candy; Introduction; Probability; Candy (Yum)! Wheels and More Dice ; Roulette; Craps Counting the Pokers; Cards and Counting; Seven Card Pokers; Texas Hold'Em; Bluffing Windmills and Black Jacks?; Blackjack; Blackjack Variants More Fun Dice!; Liar's Dice; Yahtzee; Zombie Dice Board Games, Not "Bored" Games ; Board Game Movement; Pay Day (The Board Game); Monopoly; Spread, Revisited Can You Bet and Win?; Betting Systems; Gambler’s Ruin There Are More Games!; The Lottery; Bingo; Baccarat; Farkle; Backgammon; Memory Appendice s; A Probabilities with Infinity; B St. Petersburg Paradox; C Prisoner’s Dilemma and More Game Theory; D Binomial Distribution versus Normal Distribution; E Matrix Multiplication Review; F Minimizing the Probability of Ruin Tables Answers and Selected Solutions Bibliography Index Exercises and Mini-Excursions appear at the end of each chapter.
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : Chapman & Hall/CRC
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 519.3; Game theory; Game theory -- Problems, exercises, etc; Probabilities; Probabilities -- Problems, exercises, etc
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781482235456; 9781498723732
• Related ISBNs: 9781482235432
• Notes: Note: Description based on CIP data; item not viewed.
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