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The Joy of Mathematical Games

Label
The Joy of Mathematical Games
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
The Joy of Mathematical Games
Oclc number
985054698
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Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2007
Runtime
31
Summary
This lecture applies the law of total probability and other concepts from the course to predict the long-term losses to be expected from playing games such as roulette and craps and understand what is known as the "Gambler's Ruin Problem."
Technique
live action
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