Winning Ways for Your Mathematical Plays, Volume 2

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

Overview

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 2, the authors have a Change of Heart, bending the rules established in Volume 1 to apply them to games such as Cut-cake and Loopy Hackenbush. From the Table of Contents: - If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em! - Hot Bottles Followed by Cold Wars - Games Infinite and Indefinite - Games Eternal—Games Entailed - Survival in the Lost World

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781568811420
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/03/2003
Series:	AK Peters/CRC Recreational Mathematics Series
Edition description:	2ND
Pages:	216
Product dimensions:	7.25(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

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

Table of Contents

Preface to Second Edition, Preface, Change of Heart, 9 If You Can’t Beat ’Em, Join ’Em!, 10 Hot Battles Followed by Cold Wars, 11 Games Infinite and Indefinite, 12 Games Eternal – Games Entailed, 13 Survival in the Lost World, Glossary, Index

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

" "Winning Ways is an absolute must have for those who are interested in mathematical game theory. It is sure to please any fan of recreational mathematics or simply anyone who is interested in games and how to play them well." -Jacob McMillen, Math Horizons, November 2005

"The effort involved is amply rewarded as we journey from games of early childhood to the frontiers of research, and these seminal volumes are surely destined to remain essential reading for anyone working in combinatorial game theory." -The Mathematical Gazette, July 2004"

Editorial Reviews

"Winning Ways is an absolute must have for those who are interested in mathematical game theory. It is sure to please any fan of recreational mathematics or simply anyone who is interested in games and how to play them well." -Jacob McMillen, Math Horizons, November 2005
/ "The effort involved is amply rewarded as we journey from games of early childhood to the frontiers of research, and these seminal volumes are surely destined to remain essential reading for anyone working in combinatorial game theory." -The Mathematical Gazette, July 2004"

From the Publisher