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Curious about how probability shapes the world around us? Join our session on Markov Chains and discover how this key mathematical idea predicts Monopoly strategies and underpins major algorithms like Google’s PageRank. at University of Sheffield

Mathematics Taster Session - "Monopoly & Markov Chains"

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Curious about how probability shapes the world around us? Join our session on Markov Chains and discover how this key mathematical idea predicts Monopoly strategies and underpins major algorithms like Google’s PageRank.
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This session will introduce the idea of a Markov chain, a major topic in many university probability courses. It will illustrate the ideas by considering the game of Monopoly, leading to ideas about which squares a player's token is likely to land on most often in the long run.

It will also mention other applications, potentially including Google's PageRank algorithm and language modelling.


Suitable for
Events for individuals (enquiry not required to be through a school)
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