Index Card Exercise (Class Participation credit)UHD Last name, First Name: Redl, Timothy (Redl rhymes with “cradle”) 2. address, phone number: (713) Major (minor); Expected date of graduation Mathematics (Operations research); June 1997 (Dartmouth College) 4. What classes are you taking this semester? Teaching STAT 4303 and UHD 2302 in Spring Do you work a part-time or full-time job? How many hours a week? Yes (a lot) 6. What other college-level MATH or STAT courses (if any) have you taken? Too many to list here! 7. Why are you taking this course? I love math. I love games. I love sports. I love to gamble.

Index Card Exercise (Class Participation credit) UHD What is something or someone about which you are passionate? My family; Billy Joel’s music; Rice Owls and Houston Astros baseball 9. What is your greatest strength as a student? Desire to learn What is your greatest weakness as a student?Procrastinator 10. Word association! Write down the first word that comes to mind… “Mathematics” My answer: “everywhere” 11. What do you expect from me as your professor? 12. Rate your level of knowledge of probability: 1 – high 2 – medium3 – low 13. Rate your level of interest in sports: 1 – high2 – medium3 – low 14. What is one question that you want to ask me? Now, on the small index card, write your name and a “FUN FACT” about you! Here’s mine: My wife Amy and I had our first child this past December! Turn in your “FUN FACT” card now, but hold on to your other index card!

Index Card Exercise (Class Participation credit) UHD 2302 When I read your “Fun Fact”, stand up and introduce yourself to us! 1.Name 3.Major (minor); Expected date of graduation 7.Why are you taking this course? 8.What is something or someone about which you are passionate? 10. Mathematics  _____________ … and anything else you’d like to share! Visit me in my office (S705F) sometime this week and bring this card with you for Class Participation credit Welcome to the course!

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Course description: This course introduces students to applications of mathematics in games, sports, and gambling. Students will engage in critical thinking in learning mathematical concepts in basic probability and statistics, and apply these concepts to such applications. Topics include an analysis of popular casino games such as poker, roulette, craps, and blackjack; discovering secrets behind other dice and card games and tricks; deciphering baseball and football statistics; and solving combinatorial games and puzzles. Problem solving and written and oral communication skills are emphasized within the context of these topics, as well as skills and strategies essential for success in mathematics and other academic disciplines. UHD 2302: University Seminar in Mathematics