Roles
Darcie E. Connors: Class of 2014
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-2014
Department 1
Mathematics
Abstract
We prove a conjecture from a 2011 College Mathematics Journal article addressing the expected number of turns in a Chutes and Ladders game when the spinner range is close to the length of the board. While the original paper approached the question using linear algebra and the theory of Markov processes, our main method uses combinatorics and recursion.
Copyright Note
This is the publisher's version of the work. This publication appears in Gettysburg College's institutional repository by permission of the copyright owner for personal use, not for redistribution.
DOI
10.4169/college.math.j.45.4.289
Recommended Citation
Connors, Darcie and Darren Glass. "Chutes and Ladders with Large Spinners." College Mathematics Journal 45.4 (September 2014), 289-295.
Required Publisher's Statement
Original version is available from the publisher at: http://www.maa.org/publications/periodicals/college-mathematics-journal/the-college-mathematics-journal