Winning ways for your mathematical plays . Vol. 3 [[electronic resource] /] / Elwyn R. Berlekamp, John H. Conway, Richard K. Guy |
Autore | Berlekamp Elwyn R |
Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Natick, Mass., : A.K. Peters, c2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (363 p.) |
Disciplina | 793.7/4 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
ConwayJohn Horton
GuyRichard K |
Collana | Winning ways for your mathematical plays |
Soggetto topico | Mathematical recreations |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-56881-596-4
1-56881-560-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | ""Contents""; ""Preface to the Second Edition""; ""Preface to the Original Edition""; ""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""; ""The Game of Kinggo""; ""-20- Fox and Geese""; ""-21- Hare and Hounds""; ""-22- Lines and Squares""; ""Index to Volumes 1�3"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454752403321 |
Berlekamp Elwyn R | ||
Natick, Mass., : A.K. Peters, c2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Winning ways for your mathematical plays . Vol. 2 [[electronic resource] /] / by Elwyn R. Berlekamp, John H. Conway, and Richard K. Guy |
Autore | Berlekamp Elwyn R |
Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Natick, : CRC Press, 2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (215 p.) |
Disciplina | 793.7/4 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
ConwayJohn H
GuyRichard K |
Soggetto topico | Mathematical recreations |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-429-48732-0
1-56881-595-6 1-56881-559-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | ""Contents""; ""Preface to the 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"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454704003321 |
Berlekamp Elwyn R | ||
Natick, : CRC Press, 2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Winning ways for your mathematical plays . Vol. 3 [[electronic resource] /] / Elwyn R. Berlekamp, John H. Conway, Richard K. Guy |
Autore | Berlekamp Elwyn R |
Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Natick, Mass., : A.K. Peters, c2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (363 p.) |
Disciplina | 793.7/4 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
ConwayJohn Horton
GuyRichard K |
Collana | Winning ways for your mathematical plays |
Soggetto topico | Mathematical recreations |
ISBN |
0-429-94561-2
1-56881-596-4 1-56881-560-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | ""Contents""; ""Preface to the Second Edition""; ""Preface to the Original Edition""; ""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""; ""The Game of Kinggo""; ""-20- Fox and Geese""; ""-21- Hare and Hounds""; ""-22- Lines and Squares""; ""Index to Volumes 1�3"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782719903321 |
Berlekamp Elwyn R | ||
Natick, Mass., : A.K. Peters, c2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Winning ways for your mathematical plays . Vol. 3 / / Elwyn R. Berlekamp, John H. Conway, Richard K. Guy |
Autore | Berlekamp Elwyn R |
Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Natick, Mass., : A.K. Peters, c2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (363 p.) |
Disciplina | 793.7/4 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
ConwayJohn Horton
GuyRichard K |
Collana | Winning ways for your mathematical plays |
Soggetto topico | Mathematical recreations |
ISBN |
0-429-94561-2
1-56881-596-4 1-56881-560-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | ""Contents""; ""Preface to the Second Edition""; ""Preface to the Original Edition""; ""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""; ""The Game of Kinggo""; ""-20- Fox and Geese""; ""-21- Hare and Hounds""; ""-22- Lines and Squares""; ""Index to Volumes 1�3"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910816333403321 |
Berlekamp Elwyn R | ||
Natick, Mass., : A.K. Peters, c2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Winning ways for your mathematical plays . Volume 1 [[electronic resource] /] / Elwyn R. Berlekamp, John H. Conway, Richard K. Guy |
Autore | Berlekamp Elwyn R |
Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Natick, MA, : A.K. Peters, c2001 |
Descrizione fisica | xix, 276 p. : ill. (some col.) |
Disciplina | 793.7/4 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
ConwayJohn Horton
GuyRichard K |
Collana | Winning ways for your mathematical plays |
Soggetto topico |
Mathematical recreations
Mathematics |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-56881-594-8
1-56881-558-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454403403321 |
Berlekamp Elwyn R | ||
Natick, MA, : A.K. Peters, c2001 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Winning ways for your mathematical plays . Volume 1 [[electronic resource] /] / Elwyn R. Berlekamp, John H. Conway, Richard K. Guy |
Autore | Berlekamp Elwyn R |
Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Natick, MA, : A.K. Peters, c2001 |
Descrizione fisica | xix, 276 p. : ill. (some col.) |
Disciplina | 793.7/4 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
ConwayJohn Horton
GuyRichard K |
Collana | Winning ways for your mathematical plays |
Soggetto topico |
Mathematical recreations
Mathematics |
ISBN |
0-429-94559-0
1-56881-594-8 1-56881-558-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782044603321 |
Berlekamp Elwyn R | ||
Natick, MA, : A.K. Peters, c2001 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Winning ways for your mathematical plays . Volume 1 / / Elwyn R. Berlekamp, John H. Conway, Richard K. Guy |
Autore | Berlekamp Elwyn R |
Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Natick, MA, : A.K. Peters, c2001 |
Descrizione fisica | xix, 276 p. : ill. (some col.) |
Disciplina | 793.7/4 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
ConwayJohn Horton
GuyRichard K |
Collana | Winning ways for your mathematical plays |
Soggetto topico |
Mathematical recreations
Mathematics |
ISBN |
0-429-94559-0
1-56881-594-8 1-56881-558-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Contents -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Preface -- Spade- Work! -- -1- Whose Game? -- -2- Finding the Correct Number is Simplicity Itself -- -3- Some Harder Games and How to Make Them Easier -- -4- Taking and Breaking -- -5- Numbers, Nimbers and Numberless Wonders -- -6- The Heat of Battle -- -7- Hackenbush -- -8- It's a Small Small Small Small World -- It's a Small -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817034603321 |
Berlekamp Elwyn R | ||
Natick, MA, : A.K. Peters, c2001 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Winning ways for your mathematical plays / / Elwyn R. Berlekamp, John H. Conway, Richard K. Guy |
Autore | Berlekamp Elwyn R |
Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Natick, Mass., : A.K. Peters, c2001-c2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (262 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 793.7/4 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
ConwayJohn Horton
GuyRichard K |
Collana | AK Peters/CRC Recreational Mathematics Series |
Soggetto topico | Mathematical recreations |
ISBN |
1-56881-559-X
0-429-48732-0 1-56881-595-6 0-429-94560-4 0-429-94556-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Preface to Second Edition -- Preface -- Change of Heart -- 9 If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em! -- All the King's Horses -- We Can Join Any Games -- How Remote Is a Horse? -- What If the First Horse to Get Stuck Wins? -- A Slightly Slower Join -- Moving Horses Impartially -- Cutting Every Cake -- Eatcakes -- When to Put Your Money on the Last Horse -- Slow Horses Join the Also-Rans -- Let Them Eat Cake -- All the King's Horses on a Quarter-Infinite Board -- Cutting Your Cakes and Eating Them -- References and Further Reading -- 10 Hot Battles Followed by Cold Wars -- Cold Games - Numbers Are Still Numbers -- Hot Games - The Battle Is Joined ! -- Tolls, Timers and Tallies -- Which Is the Best Option? -- Hot Positions -- Cold Positions -- Tepid Positions -- A Tepid Game -- Select Boys and Girls -- Mrs. Grundy -- How to Play Misère Unions of Partizan Games -- Urgent Unions (Shotgun Weddings?) -- Predeciders - Overriders and Suiciders -- Falada -- Two More Falada Games -- Baked Alaska -- A Felicitous Falada Field -- The Rules for Tallies on Infinite Tolls -- Time May Be Shorther than You Think! -- 11 Games Infinite and Indefinite -- Infinite Enders -- The Infinite Ordinal Numbers -- Other Numbers -- Infinite Nim -- The Infinite Sprague-Grundy and Smith Theories -- Some Superheavy Atoms -- Fixed, Mixed and Free -- Onsides and Offsides, Upsums and Downsums -- Stoppers -- on, off and dud -- How Big Is on? -- It's Bigger than All of Them! -- Sidling Towards a Game -- Sidling Picks Sides -- Stoppers Have Only One Side -- 'Tis!-'Tis n!-'Tis!-'Tis n!-... -- Loopy Hackenbush -- Disentangling Loopy Hackenbush -- Loopily Infinite Hackenbush -- Sisyphus -- Living with Loops -- Comparing Loopy Games -- The Swivel Chair Strategy -- Stoppers Are Nice -- Plumtrees Are Nicer!.
Taking Care of Plumtrees -- Working With Upsums and Downsums -- on, off and hot -- A Summary of Some Sum Properties -- The House of Cards -- The Degree of Loopiness -- Classes and Varieties -- No Highway -- Backsliding Toads-and-Frogs -- Bach's Carousel -- Getting on in Checkers -- Proof of the Sidling Theorem -- Answer to Exercise One -- tis and tisn -- upon -- Backsliding Toads-and-Frogs -- KOs in Go -- References and Further Reading -- 12 Games Eternal - Games Entailed -- Fair Shares and Varied Pairs -- How Soon Can You Win? -- There May Be Open Positions (O-Positions) -- Adders-and-Ladders -- Just How Loopy Can You Get? -- Corrall Automotive Betterment Scheme -- Sharing Out Other Kinds of Nut -- Fair Shares and Unequal Partners -- Sweets and Nuts, and Maybe a Date? -- The Additional Subtraction Games -- Horsefly -- Selective and Subselective Compounds of Impartial Games -- Entailing Moves -- Sunny and Loony Positions -- Calculating with Entailed Values -- Nim with Entailing Moves -- Goldbach's Nim -- Wyt Queens with Trains -- Adding Tails to Prim and Dim -- Complimenting Moves -- On-the-Rails -- De Bono's L-Games -- Proving the Outcome Rules for Loopy Positions -- Fair Shares and Unequal Partners -- Were Your Ways Winning Enough? -- Did You Move First in Horsefly? -- References and Further Reading -- 13 Survival in the Lost World -- Misère Nim -- Reversible Moves -- The Endgame Proviso -- The Awful Truth -- What's Left of the Old Rules? -- As Easy as Two and Two? -- The Misère Form of Grundy's Game -- Animals and Their Genus -- What Can We With the Genus? -- Firm, Fickle and Tame -- Which Animals are Tame... -- ... and Which are Restive? -- Some Tame Animals in the Good Child's Zoo -- Misère Wyt Queens -- Jelly Beans and Lemon Drops -- Stalking Adders and Taking Squares -- ''But What if They're Wild?'' Asks the Bad Child -- Misère Kayles. The Noah's Ark Theorem -- The Half-Tame Theorem -- Guiles -- Dividing Rulers -- Dawson, Officers, Grundy -- All Subtraction Games Reduce to Nim -- Prim and Dim -- Proof of the Noah's Ark Theorem -- Misère Octal Games -- Notes -- Stop Press: Even More Games are Tameable! -- Glossary -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910810794503321 |
Berlekamp Elwyn R | ||
Natick, Mass., : A.K. Peters, c2001-c2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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