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Math 371

Spring 2009

Lecture: Tuesday, Thursday 12:00-1:30, in Keller 403
Instructor: Ralph Freese
      Office: 305 Keller Hall
      Phone: 956-9367
      email: email me
      Office hours: TBA and by appointment

Second Midterm, Apr 9, Review Apr 7


Textbook

This book is a free!! online probability book.
The answers to odd problems.
If you want a hard copy, you can buy it at the AMS Bookstore.
But be sure to have it shipped by air or it will take 4 weeks to get here.

We will also use M. Nosal, Basic Probability as a supplement. It is available at the bookstore.


Aces and Eights: Dead Man's Hand

On August 2, 1876, James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickock (1837-1876) was shot and killed while playing poker in Deadwood, Dakota Territory. He was shot by Jack McCall while holding the ace of diamonds, the ace of clubs, the 8 of spades, the 8 of clubs, and queen of hearts. Since then a poker hand with two pairs, aces and eights, is called "dead man's hand."