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Around the world in 80 games : a mathematician unlocks the secrets of the greatest games
Du Sautoy, Marcus2024
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Where should you move first in Connect 4? Which property is best in Monopoly? How can pi help you win Rock Paper Scissors? Crossing oceans, continents and millennia, mathematician Marcus du Sautoy explores how maths and games have always been deeply intertwined. As well as being integral to human psychology and culture throughout the ages, games provided the first opportunities for deep mathematical insight into the world. This grand adventure teaches us how to strategise, play better and win more often.
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Author:
Du Sautoy, Marcus, author
Edition:
4th Estate paperback edition.
Imprint:
London : 4th Estate, 2024.©2023.
Collation:
viii, 369 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.
Notes:
First published in 2023.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780008525958 (paperback)
Dewey class:
793
Language:
English
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BRN:
2289173