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From Monopoly to Backgammon to Yahtzee, our first experiences with board games almost always feature sets of six-sided dice. They’re a great way to create some randomness and chaos in a game, but ...

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At SLU, mathematics courses are organized so that engineering and physics students can easily strengthen their degree programs by getting a minor or second major in mathematics. Since SLU’s ...