Winning Ways for Your Mathematical Plays, Volume 3

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 3, the authors examine Games played in Clubs, giving case studies for coin and paper-and-pencil games, such as Dots-and-Boxes and Nimstring. From the Table of Contents: - Turn and Turn About - Chips and Strips - Dots-and-Boxes - Spots and Sprouts - The Emperor and His Money - The King and the Consumer - Fox and Geese; Hare and Hounds - Lines and Squares

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781568811437
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/10/2003
Series:	AK Peters/CRC Recreational Mathematics Series
Edition description:	2nd
Pages:	364
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Elwyn Berlekamp was born in Dover, Ohio, on September 6, 1940. He has been Professor of Mathematics and of Electrical Engineering/Computer Science at UC Berkeley since 1971. He has also been active in several technology business ventures. In addition to writing many journal articles and several books, Berlekamp also has 12 patented inventions, mostly dealing with algorithms for synchronization and error correction. John H. Conway was born in Liverpool, England, on December 26, 1937. He is one of the preeminent theorists in the study of finite groups and the mathematical study of knots, and has written over 10 books and more than 140 journal articles. Richard Guy was born in Nuneaton, England, on September 30, 1916. He has taught mathematics at many levels and in many places— England, Singapore, India, and Canada. Since 1965 he has been Professor of Mathematics at the University of Calgary, and is now Faculty Professor and Emeritus Professor. The university awarded him an Honorary Degree in 1991. He was Noyce Professor at Grinnell College in 2000.

Table of Contents

Games in Clubs! 14 Turn and Turn About 15 Chips and Strips 16 Dots-and-Boxes 17 Spots and Sprouts 18 The Emperor and His Money 19 The King and the Consumer 20 Fox and Geese 21 Hare and Hounds 22 Lines and Squares

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

" Second editions often pose a problem: are they new enough, different enough, to be worth getting even if one already owns the original edition? … Winning Ways is still valuable, and it is just as much fun today as it was 21 years ago. -Fernando Q. Gouvêa, MAA Online, October 2003

The tone throughout is deceptively light (and relentlessly punning!), but almost every paragraph represents the distillation of an extensive exploration of the game under discussion... -Nick Lord, The Mathematical Gazette, March 2005

"The book is full of pictures and diagrams, which makes the reading of the book quite comfortable." -EMS Newsletter, June 2005

"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"

Editorial Reviews

"Second editions often pose a problem: are they new enough, different enough, to be worth getting even if one already owns the original edition? … Winning Ways is still valuable, and it is just as much fun today as it was 21 years ago. -Fernando Q. Gouvêa, MAA Online, October 2003
/ The tone throughout is deceptively light (and relentlessly punning!), but almost every paragraph represents the distillation of an extensive exploration of the game under discussion... -Nick Lord, The Mathematical Gazette, March 2005
/ "The book is full of pictures and diagrams, which makes the reading of the book quite comfortable." -EMS Newsletter, June 2005
/ "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

From the Publisher