Calculated Bets Computers, Gambling, and Mathematical Modeling to Win |
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| Author:
| Skiena, Steven S. |
| Contribution by:
| Barrow, John
Chung, Fan
Daubechies, Ingrid
Diaconis, Persi W.
Graham, Ronald
Zagier, Don |
| Series title: | Outlooks Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-00962-1 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2001 |
| Publisher: | American Mathematical Society
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| Imprint: | MAA Press |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $33.99 |
Book Description:
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This book tells the story of how the author used computer simulations and mathematical modeling techniques to predict the outcome of jai-alai matches and bet on them successfully. The author weaves into this story other aspects of gambling and mathematics, discussing gambling systems, both successful and unsuccessful, for such games as lotto, roulette, blackjack, and Wall Street. From this book students will gain insight into what is really involved in building and validating a...
More DescriptionThis book tells the story of how the author used computer simulations and mathematical modeling techniques to predict the outcome of jai-alai matches and bet on them successfully. The author weaves into this story other aspects of gambling and mathematics, discussing gambling systems, both successful and unsuccessful, for such games as lotto, roulette, blackjack, and Wall Street. From this book students will gain insight into what is really involved in building and validating a mathematical model and implementing it on a computer. For those who are inspired to want to build one themselves, a list of exciting modeling projects with data sources on the WWW is included to get them started.