Winning Ways for Your Mathematical Plays: Volume 1

ISBN-13: 9781138427587 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018

Elwyn R. Berlekamp

Opis

This is a text on games and how to play them intelligently. 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.

Spis treści

Preface to Second Edition, Preface, Spade-Work!, 1. WhoseGame?, 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, Index

O autorze

Berlekamp , Elwyn R.; Conway , John H.; Guy , Richard K.