Games and Mathematics

Autori

• David Wells

Parametri

• 255 pagine
• 9 ore di lettura

• Saggistica

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A fascinating and entertaining tour of the connections, old and new, between mathematics and games. Rules, tactics and strategy of familiar games such as chess are all considered with a mathematical eye. The author then turns this around and shows how game playing can inform the thinking of mathematicians themselves.

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2012

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