{"id":9,"date":"2023-02-07T10:47:16","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T15:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/sjm1\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2023-05-10T10:32:58","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T14:32:58","slug":"math-344","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/sjm1\/math-344\/","title":{"rendered":"Math 344 Sp23"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Math 344<\/p>\n<p>Old page: <a href=\"https:\/\/web.williams.edu\/Mathematics\/sjmiller\/public_html\/344Sp23\/\">https:\/\/web.williams.edu\/Mathematics\/sjmiller\/public_html\/344Sp23\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Slides: <a href=\"https:\/\/web.williams.edu\/Mathematics\/sjmiller\/public_html\/344Sp23\/Math344Sp23LectureNotes.pdf\">https:\/\/web.williams.edu\/Mathematics\/sjmiller\/public_html\/344Sp23\/Math344Sp23LectureNotes.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Videos:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Class 35: 5\/10: NBA Analytics: <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/osTQa4Utd_g\">http:\/\/youtu.be\/osTQa4Utd_g<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Class 34: 5\/8: Golf Statistics: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/MRlcDVvVwOI\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/MRlcDVvVwOI<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Class 33: 5\/5: Egg Drop Problem: Worse Case Analysis, Switching Strategies: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/i6ClZRWyCMI\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/i6ClZRWyCMI<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Class 32: SCS Scores<\/li>\n<li>Class 31: Project Discussions<\/li>\n<li>Class 30: Numerical Techniques for Optima: Grid Search, Greedy Algorithm: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/afBzGwwKtLM\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/afBzGwwKtLM<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Class 29: Monte Carlo Integration:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/XmOjxxxv15A\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/XmOjxxxv15A<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0(Mathematica file: <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/sjm1\/files\/2023\/04\/MonteCarloIntegration2.nb\">MonteCarloIntegration2<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/sjm1\/files\/2023\/04\/MonteCarloIntegration2.pdf\">pdf version<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Class 28: Presentation on Home Field Advantage: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ruM7yrJS-gk\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/ruM7yrJS-gk<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Class 27: Visit: Analytics in Baseball<\/li>\n<li>Class 26: Visit: History of Baseball (especially in the Berkshires)<\/li>\n<li>Class 25: 4\/17: German Tank Problem: <a href=\"https:\/\/web.williams.edu\/Mathematics\/sjmiller\/public_html\/math\/talks\/GermanTankProblem_Talk_Hampshire2019.pdf\">Slides<\/a>, Video: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/RjAX_nzOA10\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/RjAX_nzOA10<\/a> (papers: <a href=\"https:\/\/web.williams.edu\/Mathematics\/sjmiller\/public_html\/math\/papers\/GTPv10.pdf\">not starting at 1<\/a>, and also <a href=\"https:\/\/journals.calstate.edu\/pump\/article\/view\/3547\/3167\">higher dimensions<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Class 24: 4\/14: Presentation on Chess Rankings: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/V5AnFgx0rz4\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/V5AnFgx0rz4<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Class 23: 4\/12: Presentation on Basketball Steals: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/m2fMUc0nVpM\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/m2fMUc0nVpM<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Class 22: 4\/10: Presentation on Hockey Statistics: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2SZ5GNTrJF8\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/2SZ5GNTrJF8<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Class 21: 4\/7: Presentation on the Great Shootout: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/p6IOULH9w2s\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/p6IOULH9w2s<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Class 20: 4\/5: Presentation by Dick Quinn<\/li>\n<li>Class 19: 4\/3: Papers, Two Outfielder shift&#8230;. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.springer.com\/series\/7393\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/gq_rUfYiSsI<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Class 18: 3\/17: Discussion of Backgammon and Upsets: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/clcZFy3SNBE\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/clcZFy3SNBE<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Class 17: 3\/15: HW: Hand in your Backgammon Doubling Analysis: Random walk problem, Basketball problem, Analogue of Backgammon Doubling Analysis: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/UkTrEvBeIPo\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/UkTrEvBeIPo<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Class 16: 3\/13: Guest Speaker<\/li>\n<li>Class 15: 3\/10: NCAA Brackets: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/HCFA0yC5Res\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/HCFA0yC5Res<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Class 14: 3\/8: Coding Backgammon, Random Walks: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/00to2-PsHa0\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/00to2-PsHa0<\/a>\u00a0 Notebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/sjm1\/files\/2023\/03\/BackgammonDoublingAnalysis3.nb\">BackgammonDoublingAnalysis3<\/a> \u00a0 PDF of Notebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/sjm1\/files\/2023\/03\/BackgammonDoublingAnalysis3.pdf\">BackgammonDoublingAnalysis3<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Class 13: 3\/6: At least 7 in a suit, Darth Vader Problem, Double Sixes game: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/lqH9_Qpu2VM\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/lqH9_Qpu2VM<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/sjm1\/files\/2023\/03\/Math344Sp23MathematicaNotebook.nb\">Math344Sp23MathematicaNotebook<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/sjm1\/files\/2023\/03\/Math344Sp23MathematicaNotebook.pdf\">Math344Sp23MathematicaNotebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Class 12: 3\/3: Marriage\/Secretary Problem: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/f0NwSmtuRlc\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/f0NwSmtuRlc<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Class 11: 3\/1: Backgammon: Doubling I: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1-whvEQxaO4\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/1-whvEQxaO4<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Class 10: Fourth Down, Constrained Optimization, Fixed Sum and Maximize Product: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/deWwJzqK1EQ\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/deWwJzqK1EQ<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Class 09: Triple vs HR, Equal AVE, OBP, SLG equally valuable? <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/FwaqGavXMDI\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/FwaqGavXMDI<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Class 08: ValueSingleVsDoubleVsTripleVsHR: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/pPzUc28zz6E\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/pPzUc28zz6E<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Class 07: Pythagorean Won-Loss Formula: <a 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