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The Mathematics of Games

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Book Description
How great a role does chance play in ball games? Is it really an advantage to bluff at poker? What are the principles behind non-attacking queens in chess, and the faulty coin among twelve? What mathematical theories underlie games of pure skill, and what fundamental paradoxes of mathematics are brought to light when you study simple automatic games? This book shows how mathematical analysis can t... More
Book Information
PublisherOxford University Press Inc
BindingPaperback (4 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages192
ISBN-100192861077
ISBN-13978-0192861078
Publication Date09/20/1990
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About John D. Beasley (Author) : John D. Beasley is a published author of children's books. Published credits of John D. Beasley include The Mathematics of Games (Dover Books on Mathematics), Peckham and Nunhead Memories (Tempus Oral... more
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