Course Information for
MATH 3808 Mathematical analyses of games of chance, Fall 2008
Instructor: : Jason Z. Gao,
4366HP, ext. 2138, email: zgao@math.carleton.ca
Lectures: Tuesdays and Thursdays 4:05--5:25pm. Room 404SA
Office hours: Tuesdays and
Thursdays
Homepage: http://mathstat.math.carleton.ca/~zgao
There is no textbook for this course, some lecture notes and further
information about the course will be posted on WebCT.
Course Description: This course covers mathematics used in the
modern casino gaming industry. The topics include
probabilities, odds, house advantages and fairness of games, variance and
risks, statistical testing for the honesty of games,
optimal
strategies, random walks and gambler's ruin, and gaming revenue
estimation.
Examples are taken from various games such as Roulette, Blackjack, and Poker.