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Winning ways for your mathematical plays / Elwyn R. Berlekamp, John H. Conway, Richard K. Guy.
Math/Physics/Astronomy - Reserve QA95 .B446 2001
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Berlekamp, Elwyn R.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mathematical recreations.
- Physical Description:
- 4 volumes (xix, 1004 pages) : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Natick, Mass. : A.K. Peters, c2001-c2004.
- Summary:
- In the quarter of a century since three mathematicians and game theorists collaborated to create Winning Ways for Your Mathematical Plays, the book has become the definitive work on the subject of mathematical games. Now carefully revised and broken down into four volumes to accommodate new developments, the Second Edition retains the original's wealth of wit and wisdom. The authors' insightful strategies, blended with their witty and irreverent style, make reading a profitable pleasure.
- In Volume 1, the authors do the Spade Work, presenting theories and techniques to "dissect" games of varied structures and formats in order to develop winning strategies.
- Notes:
- Vol. 4 published in Wellesley, Mass.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Harry E. Humphreys Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 1568811306
- 156881142X
- 1568811438
- 1568811446
- OCLC:
- 45102937
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