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Jason Rosenhouse received
his PhD in mathematics
from Dartmouth College in 2000.
He subsequently spent three years as a post-doc at
Kansas State University.
Observing the machinations of the Kansas Board of Education
led to his unhealthy obsession with issues related
to evolution and creationism.
Currently he is an Associate Professor of
Mathematics at James Madison University,
in Harrisonburg, VA.
Category: Mathematics
Seriously! Go have a look. It seems my book The Monty Hall Problem: The Remarkable Story of Math's Most Contentious Brainteaser made the list! And to think I wasn't planning to do a blog post today. Browsing through the other...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 6:57 PM • 23 Comments •
Category: Mathematics
The trip to California went well. Suspiciously well, in fact, to the point where, even though I am now back home, I am still waiting for something to go wrong. I first became suspicious during the two-hour drive over to...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 5:54 PM • 10 Comments •
Category: Mathematics
For my San Bernardino readers, I will be flying out to California tomorrow to deliever one of the keynote talks at the big MAA meeting. The talk will be at CSU San Bernardino at 9:00 am on Saturday morning. Nine...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 6:02 PM • 7 Comments •
Category: Mathematics
And mostly favorably, too. You might need a subscription to read the review, alas. The reviewer is Donald Granberg, a sociologist (now retired) at the University of Missouri. He published several papers on the MHP during the nineties. I liked...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 4:27 PM • 5 Comments •
Category: Mathematics
You can imagine my dismay upon discovering that I had forgotten to deposit my latest Netflix offerings in the mail. Bereft of quality home entertainment to take my mind off the looming return of the students, I hopped into the...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 7:50 PM • 34 Comments •
Category: Mathematics
The Big Monty Hall Book just got a favorable review in The Columbus Dispatch. The reviewer is Rob Hardy. He writes: Indeed, some of the chapters here are full-power mathematics, with unknowns x, y and z, summation or conditional probability...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 7:16 PM • 6 Comments •
Category: Mathematics
A relative of mine just sent me the following brainteaser. Since it never hurts to flex one's mental muscles, I thought I'd pass it along: It is the month of August; a resort town sits next to the shores of...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 2:46 PM • 30 Comments •
Category: Mathematics
One of the nice things about summer vacation is the chance to visit beautiful and scenic locales. Like Bowling Green, Kentucky. That is the home of Western Kentucky University, which in turn is hosting the 22nd Annual Cumberland Conference on...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 4:43 PM • 16 Comments •
Category: Mathematics
Jeffrey Shallit was kind enough to mention my book over at his blog. He writes: A pleasant surprise arrived in the mail today: Jason Rosenhouse's new book, The Monty Hall Problem. I read a first draft of the book and...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 6:38 PM • 14 Comments •
Category: Mathematics
Update, 10:27 pm: It turns out the book is available for sale right now! So go buy one right this very second! Don't know what that June 4 date was all about... And it's a good one! The official release...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 7:01 PM • 25 Comments •
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