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"Inroduction to Gambling Theory" was originally published by Williamsville Publishing Company as part of their popular Tape'n Text series. It has been adapted and republished by Hershey Books. Material in the Tape'n Text series was submitted for review in "The Mathematics Teacher" and received praise - "The development is well done."
"Introduction to Gambling Theory – Know the Odds!" covers applications of probability theory to coin tossing, dice and playing cards. These three forms of gambling are important to gain insight into how probability can be used to predict possible successful outcomes when gambling. Questions are listed in exercises at the end of each section and the answer key is conveniently located after each exercise. This book is part of a "Mathematics Series" that includes: "Algebra," "Sets and Flowcharts," "Introduction to Logic," "Computer Number Bases" and "Boolean Algebra and Switching Circuits." These titles in the math series give an excellent introduction to the topics and provide a firm foundation for beginners to study more advanced topics in mathematics. A free catalog of books in a PDF file format containing sample chapters is available from the publisher, William R. Parks....
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Introduction to Gambling Theory
Know the Odds!
ALSO BY WILLIAM R. PARKS
Paperback editions
Beginning Algebra
Sets and Numbers
Algebraic Expressions
Linear Equations and Graphs
Properties of the Real Number System
Computer Mathematics
Sets and Flowcharts
Computer Number Bases
Introduction to Logic
Boolean Algebra and Switching Circuits
Statistics
Introduction to Statistics
Introduction to Gambling Theory
Introduction to Gambling Theory
Know the Odds!
William R. Parks, B.S., M.S., Ed.M.
Hershey Books
Copyright © 2015 by William R. Parks
eBook ISBN: 978-0-88493-028-0
Paperback edition Library of Congress Control Number: 2015919819
INTRODUCTION
This study covers the fundamental concepts of gambling theory in a simple and easy to understand format. We utilize a modified form of programmed instruction (PI) in this presentation. Small bits of information are presented in each frame before advancing to the next frame. Exercises are listed after several frames, followed by an answer key.
We also use example problems with an immediate presentation of the solution given right after the problem. For example, if we propose a problem
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