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Monday, October 13, 2008
MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE

Faculty Scholarship

Dr. Koether and Dr. Pendergrass
Professor Koether,
Professor Pendergrass

Dr. Robb T. Koether, Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science, Dr. Marcus H. Pendergrass, Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics

PROFESSOR of Mathematics and Computer Science Robb T. Koether, with his former colleague John S. Osoinach, Jr., and a current colleague, Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics Marcus H. Pendergrass, continues to work on variations of the Lying Oracle problem, previously treated in “Outwitting the Lying Oracle,” which was published in Mathematics Magazine. In the basic problem, a player is placing wagers on the outcome of a coin-toss. An all-knowing oracle announces how the coin will land, but there is a chance that the oracle is lying. What is the player’s best strategy? Full Story...

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Dr. David S. Pelland
Department Chair