Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. PREFACE: L.A. MATH ix
4. MATHEMATICAL TOPICS BY CHAPTER xv
5. CHAPTER 1. A CHANGE OF SCENE 1
6. CHAPTER 2. THE CASE OF THE VANISHING GREENBACKS 11
7. CHAPTER 3. A MATTER OF TIME 21
8. CHAPTER 4. THE WORST FORTY DAYS SINCE THE FLOOD 31
9. CHAPTER 5. THE ACCIDENTAL GUEST 40
10. CHAPTER 6. MESSAGE FROM A CORPSE 50
11. CHAPTER 7. ANIMAL PASSIONS 60
12. CHAPTER 8. NOTHING TO CROW ABOUT 69
13. CHAPTER 9. THE WINNING STREAK 78
14. CHAPTER 10. ONE LONG SEASON 88
15. CHAPTER 11. THE GREAT BASKETBALL FIX 97
16. CHAPTER 12. IT’S ALL IN THE GAME 106
17. CHAPTER 13. DIVISION OF LABOR 115
18. CHAPTER 14. THE QUARTERBACK CONTROVERSY 123
19. APPENDIX 1. MATHEMATICAL LOGIC IN “A CHANGE OF SCENE” 137
20. APPENDIX 2. PERCENTAGES IN “THE CASE OF THE VANISHING GREENBACKS” 143
21. APPENDIX 3. AVERAGES AND RATES IN “A MATTER OF TIME” 148
22. APPENDIX 4. SEQUENCES AND ARITHMETIC PROGRESSIONS IN “THE WORST FORTY DAYS SINCE THE FLOOD” 153
23. APPENDIX 5. ALGEBRA, THE LANGUAGE OF QUANTITATIVE RELATIONSHIPS, IN “THE ACCIDENTAL GUEST” 161
24. APPENDIX 6. MATHEMATICS OF FINANCE IN “MESSAGE FROM A CORPSE” 166
25. APPENDIX 7. SET THEORY IN “ANIMAL PASSIONS” 175
26. APPENDIX 8. THE CHINESE RESTAURANT PRINCIPLE: COMBINATORICS IN “NOTHING TO CROW ABOUT” 184
27. APPENDIX 9. PROBABILITY AND EXPECTATION IN “THE WINNING STREAK” 189
28. APPENDIX 10. CONDITIONAL PROBABILITY IN “ONE LONG SEASON” 198
29. APPENDIX 11. STATISTICS IN “THE GREAT BASKETBALL FIX” 202
30. APPENDIX 12. GAME THEORY IN “IT’S ALL IN THE GAME” 213
31. APPENDIX 13. ELECTIONS IN “DIVISION OF LABOR” 219
32. APPENDIX 14. ALGORITHMS, EFFICIENCY, AND COMPLEXITY IN “THE QUARTERBACK CONTROVERSY” 225
33. AN INTRODUCTION TO SPORTS BETTING 231
34. NOTES 235
35. INDEX 239