| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 816 pages) |
| Series |
Probability and its applications |
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Probability and its applications.
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| Contents |
Preface; Contents; List of Notation; Part I Theory; Review of Probability; Conditional Expectation; Martingales; Markov Chains; Game Theory; House Advantage; Gambler's Ruin; Betting Systems; Bold Play; Optimal Proportional Play; Card Theory; Part II Applications; Slot Machines; Roulette; Keno; Craps; House-Banked Poker; Video Poker; Faro; Baccarat; Trente et Quarante; Twenty-One; Poker; Results Cited; Algebra and Number Theory; Analysis and Probability; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
A work on the probabilistic aspects of gambling that covers the classical material such as house advantage and gambler's ruin. It also takes up such 20th-century topics as martingales, Markov chains, game theory, bold play, and optimal proportional play |
| Analysis |
speltheorie |
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game theory |
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stochastische processen |
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stochastic processes |
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wiskunde |
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mathematics |
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waarschijnlijkheidstheorie |
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probability theory |
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Mathematics (General) |
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Wiskunde (algemeen) |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Games of chance (Mathematics)
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Gambling systems.
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games of chance.
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Juegos de azar (Matemáticas)
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Gambling systems
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Games of chance (Mathematics)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9783540787839 |
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3540787836 |
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