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Mathematics of games : an introduction to probability / David G. Taylor.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Textbooks in mathematicsPublication details: Boca Raton : CRC Press, c2015.Description: xxi, 404 p. : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781482235432 (hardback)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 519.3 23 T239
Contents:
1. Dice, coins, and candy -- 2. Wheels and more dice -- 3. Counting the pokers -- 4. Windmills and black jacks? -- 5. More fun dice! -- 6. Board games, not "bored" games -- 7. Can you bet and win? -- 8. There are more games! -- Appendices -- Tables -- Answers and selected solutions -- Bibliography -- Image credits -- Index.
Summary: The Mathematics of Games: An Introduction to Probability takes an inquiry-based approach to teaching the standard material for an introductory probability course. It also discusses different games and ideas that relate to the law of large numbers, as well as some more mathematical topics not typically found in similar books.
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Books ISI Library, Kolkata 519.3 T239 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 136630
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Dice, coins, and candy --
2. Wheels and more dice --
3. Counting the pokers --
4. Windmills and black jacks? --
5. More fun dice! --
6. Board games, not "bored" games --
7. Can you bet and win? --
8. There are more games! --
Appendices --
Tables --
Answers and selected solutions --
Bibliography --
Image credits --
Index.

The Mathematics of Games: An Introduction to Probability takes an inquiry-based approach to teaching the standard material for an introductory probability course. It also discusses different games and ideas that relate to the law of large numbers, as well as some more mathematical topics not typically found in similar books.

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