Mike Orkin
Mathematics Faculty @Berkeley City College
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WORK HISTORY
Mathematics Faculty @Berkeley City College
Berkeley, CA, US
EDUCATION
University of California, Berkeley
B.A., Ph.D
SKILLS
ABOUT MIKE ORKIN
Professor and administrator in both the California State University System and California Community Colleges. Currently on Math faculty at Berkeley City College Author of \"Probability and Statistics Made Interesting,\" Kendall Hunt, 2022 Formerly Vice Chancellor of Educational Services, Peralta Community College District. Professor of Statistics, Emeritus, California State University, East Bay. Nationally known authority on probability and gambling games. Appeared on numerous TV and radio shows, including CBS Evening News, NBC Bay Area, ESPN, CNN, NBC\'s Dateline, ABC\'s World News Tonight, Channel 7 Live, and KTVU Channel 2 News. Speaker in the Google Tech Talk series (\"Decision making and Chance\", Sept, 2006). Author of several books, including \"What are the Odds? Chance in Everyday Life\"(W.H. Freeman, You Win? The Real Odds for Casino Gambling, Sports Betting, and Lotteries\"(W.H. Freeman, 1991),\"Mathematics With Applications\"(co-authored with Laurence Hoffman, McGraw-Hill Co, 1979), and \"Vital Statistics\"(co-authored with Richard Drogin, McGraw-Hill Co, 1975) Published numerous research papers in statistics and game theory. Authored data mining software featured in Wired Magazine. Consulted for clients in both the government and private sector. B.A, Mathematics, University of California, Berkeley Ph.D, Statistics, University of California, Berkeley Specialties: Probability, Statistics, Gambling Games
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