
THE MATHEMATICS OF VARIOUS ENTERTAINING SUBJECTS |
Subtitle:
Research in Recreational Math
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Book Category:
Mathematics > Recreations & Games
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Editor::
Jennifer Beineke & Jason Rosenhouse
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Binding:
Hardcover
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ISBN 13:
9780691164038
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Price:
USD 75.00
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Publication Year:
2015
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Publisher Info
Princeton University Press. InquiryBook Description
The history of mathematics is filled with major breakthroughs resulting from solutions to recreational problems. Problems of interest to gamblers led to the modern theory of probability, for example, and surreal numbers were inspired by the game of Go. Yet even with such groundbreaking findings and a wealth of popular-level books exploring puzzles and brainteasers, research in recreational mathematics has often been neglected. The Mathematics of Various Entertaining Subjects brings together authors from a variety of specialties to present fascinating problems and solutions in recreational mathematics.
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