Winning Ways for your mathematical plays. Volume 1: Games in General

Winning Ways for Your Mathematical Plays #1st edition, volume 1

by Elwyn R. Berlekamp, John H. Conway, Richard K. Guy

1982 Academic Press. Clean, no names, marks or highlights. Glossy wraps show some rubbing, slight edge wear. Proceeds benefit Oro Valley Public Library.

Genres: Mathematics, Nonfiction

426 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1982

About the author

Elwyn Ralph Berlekamp was a professor emeritus of mathematics and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of California, Berkeley. He was known for his work in information theory and combinatorial game theory.

Reviews

[Frank Ashe · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm in awe of this book. From an analysis of simple games (nothing to do with Game Theory) the authors develop a new number theory.
This book is fun!