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| ID | 448 |
|---|---|
| First Name | Chris |
| Last Name | Spicer |
| Institution | Morningside College |
| Speaker Category | faculty |
| Title of Talk | Extreme Wild Card Poker, or, Engaging Women in Undergraduate Research |
| Abstract | The first half of this talk will describe a research project completed with 3 undergraduate students last year involving poker played with wild cards. We find the minimum number of wild cards needed to ensure five-of-a-kind is the most common hand. The second half will discuss preliminary results regarding engaging more women in undergraduate mathematics research. |
| Subject area(s) | combinatorics, math education |
| Suitable for undergraduates? | Y |
| Day Preference | SaturdayStrong |
| Computer Needed? | N |
| Bringing a laptop? | Y |
| Overhead Needed? | N |
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| Date Submitted | 09/27/2016 |
| Year | 2016 |