Around the World in Eighty Games

Around the World in Eighty Games
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Publisher : Basic Books
Total Pages : 248
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ISBN-10 : 9781541601291
ISBN-13 : 1541601297
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Book Synopsis Around the World in Eighty Games by : Marcus du Sautoy

Download or read book Around the World in Eighty Games written by Marcus du Sautoy and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2023-11-07 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A “fun” and “unexpected” (The Economist) global tour of the world’s greatest games and the mathematics that underlies them Where should you move first in Connect 4? What is the best property in Monopoly? And how can pi help you win rock paper scissors? Spanning millennia, oceans and continents, countries and cultures, Around the World in Eighty Games gleefully explores how mathematics and games have always been deeply intertwined. Renowned mathematician Marcus du Sautoy investigates how games provided the first opportunities for deep mathematical insight into the world, how understanding math can help us play games better, and how both math and games are integral to human psychology and culture. For as long as there have been people, there have been games, and for nearly as long, we have been exploring and discovering mathematics. A grand adventure, Around the World in Eighty Games teaches us not just how games are won, but how they, and their math, shape who we are.


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