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Winning ways for your mathematical plays. Volume 1 / Elwyn R. Berlekamp, John H. Conway, Richard K. Guy.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Berlekamp, Elwyn R.
Contributor:
Conway, John H. (John Horton)
Guy, Richard K.
Series:
Winning ways for your mathematical plays ; 1
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Mathematical recreations.
Mathematics.
Physical Description:
xix, 276 p. : ill. (some col.).
Edition:
2nd ed.
Place of Publication:
Natick, MA : A.K. Peters, c2001.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
This classic on games and how to play them intelligently is being re-issued in a new, four volume edition.
Contents:
Intro
Contents
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface
Spade- Work!
-1- Whose Game?
-2- Finding the Correct Number is Simplicity Itself
-3- Some Harder Games and How to Make Them Easier
-4- Taking and Breaking
-5- Numbers, Nimbers and Numberless Wonders
-6- The Heat of Battle
-7- Hackenbush
-8- It's a Small Small Small Small World
It's a Small
Index.
Notes:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-429-94559-0
1-56881-594-8
1-56881-558-1
OCLC:
922955617

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