Winning Ways for Your Mathematical Plays, Volume 4

by Elwyn R. Berlekamp

Winning Ways (2nd edition, v. 4)

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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 show more Volume 4, the authors present a Diamond of a find, covering one-player games such as Solitaire. show less

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The first edition of Winning Ways (1982) appeared in two volumes, while the second edition (2001–2004) divided the content into four volumes. Volumes 1 and 2 of the second edition correspond to volume 1 of the ... (show all)first, and volumes 3 and 4 of the second edition correspond to volume 2 of the first.

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793.74Arts & recreationRecreation, sports, and performing artsIndoor games and amusementsNon-action games, puzzles [boardgames now 794]Mathematical games and puzzles
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QA95 .B446ScienceMathematicsMathematics
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