Robert Michael "Mike" Canjar"Dissertation: Model-Theoretic Properties of Countable Ultraproducts without the Continuum Hypothesis" by Robert Michael Kanjar, Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1982 (September 9, 1953 – May 7, 2012) was a Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at University of Detroit Mercy (UDM). He started there in 1995, and served as department Chairman from 1995–2002. He was promoted to Full Professor in 2001. He previously taught at several universities, including the University of Baltimore. He lived in Livonia, part of metropolitan Detroit, Michigan.
Education Mike Canjar attended the University of Detroit (now University of Detroit Mercy) where he received his Bachelor of Engineering degree in 1973. He earned a Master of Engineering degree in 1974. He received a Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Michigan in 1982, specializing in Mathematical Logic.
Academia
Canjar was Professor of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science of the University of Detroit Mercy, where he also served as departmental Chairman from 1995–2002. He was with UDM since 1995.
He previously taught at a number of universities, including the University of Baltimore where he'd served as Chairman of the Department of Mathematics, Computer Science, and Statistics. He published a number of articles in mathematical journals on Mathematical Logic and Set Theory. He was also interested in Computer Science, particularly in object-oriented programming and Windows programming, developing courses in those areas.Faculty information, University of Detroit Mercy
Canjar has served as president of the Professors' Union of the University of Detroit Mercy.UDMPU Letter to the University of Detroit Mercy, 25 March 2009
Gambling theory Using the pen name MathProf, Mike Canjar was a regular contributor to various websites dedicated to the study of casino games and advantage play, most often to Stanford Wong's Blackjack website where he won a record number 16 times the award for Post of The Month.Post of the Month announcement by Stanford Wong, 2 July 2011
MathProf was considered"Remembering Peter Griffin" by Donald Catlin, 5 November 2000 one of the most prominent contributors to the study of casino BlackjackCanjar, R. Michael "Advanced Insurance Play in 21: Risk Aversion and Composition Dependence", in Ethier, Stewart N., William R. Eadington (editors) Optimal Play: Mathematical Studies of Games and Gambling, Institute for the Study of Gambling and Commercial Gaming, Las Vegas, 2007, and the related subjects of bankroll management, risk of ruin,i.a. "Effect of Overhead on Risk of Ruin" by MathProf, PiYee Press kurtosis and skewness,"Gambler’s Ruin Revisited: The Effects of Skew and Large Jackpots" by R. Michael Canjar cut card effects, large deviations, and others.
Personal life Robert Michael Canjar was born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1953, the only child of his parents, Lawrence N. Canjar and Lillian Patricia "Pat" McDonald. His father was Dean of Engineering at the University of Detroit.Varsity News UDM, 10 November 1972 His mother, who had received a master's degree in Clinical Psychology from the University of Detroit, was a practicing clinical psychologist.L. Patricia Canjar McDonald Obituary, 2005
Mike Canjar and Elaine Bell, who has a master's degree in Computer Science and serves as Director of Institutional Research at the UDM, were married on August 8, 2010.Mike Canjar's background story at CaringBridge
In 2011, Canjar, who was raised as a Roman Catholic, became a member of the Disciples of Christ Memorial Christian Church."Mike Canjar Joins Memorial Christian Church" 14 August 2011
During his April 2010 annual physical exam, he was diagnosed with having inoperable prostate cancer at an already advanced stage, with distant metastasis, and began chemotherapy treatment. Mike Canjar died on May 7, 2012.Death Notices: Canjar, Dr. R. Michael , Michigan.com
References
External links "Why Optimal Betting is not Optimal" by R. Michael Canjar, 2nd Annual Skaff Memorial Lecture, 2011 University of Detroit Mercy website