The Mathematics of Poker

[morgan180]

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Bill or anyone else who is qualified:

I'd like to take a mathematics refresher course before reading your book, can you recommend a good book or software application for an adult who hasn't attended a math course in 20 years, yet is a very fast learner? I think it will be like getting back on a bike for me.

TT [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]

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I'm certainly not qualified TT but I agree with RVG - the first two chapters do a good job of refreshing, building the basic statistic foundation, and really explain it well. I was particularly impressed with how they used plain language and examples to talk about some of the results presented by the equations.

Plus they reference back to the original equations frequently so you can flip back a couple of pages, re-read the explanation of the underlying formula and jump back to where you were with a clear understanding of the section.

HTH.

edit: If I had to make a recommendation I would say an undergraduate entry stats class would cover most of the material covered in the first few chapters and flipping through the rest it looks like it could be covered in a first year calc class to cover some of the logs stuff, etc.