\^^M{ \frametitle{Three Monte Carlo questions} One year, Topps Baseball Cards offered 650 different cards of baseball players. How long would it take the average collector to get the entire set, buying one (unseen) card at a time? \vskip 0.1in A park ranger must capture, vaccinate and release 500 wild wolves, one at a time. There is no way to tell if a wolf has already been vaccinated. About how many doses should the ranger have for this program? \vskip 0.1in The birthday paradox is the other side of the coupon collector problem. Given 365 possible birthdays, how many friends must show up at a party before you are likely to have two with the same birthday? The answer is surprisingly low. }