Maths Games and Markov Chains This post carries on from the previous one on Markov chains - be sure to read that first if this is a new topic. The image above is of the Russian mathematician Andrey Markov [public domain picture from here] who was the first mathematician to work in this field (in... Continue Reading →
Life on the Beach with Markov Chains
Life on the Beach with Markov Chains Markov chains are exceptionally useful tools for calculating probabilities - and are used in fields such as economics, biology, gambling, computing (such as Google's search algorithm), marketing and many more. They can be used when we have the probability of a future event dependent on a current event.... Continue Reading →