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  • Winning Ways for Your Mathematical Plays

    Volume 1

    Series series AK Peters/CRC Recreational Mathematics Series
    This classic on games and how to play them intelligently is being re-issued in a new, four volume edition. This book has laid the foundation to a mathematical approach to playing games. The wise authors wield witty words, which wangle wonderfully winning ways. In Volume 1, the authors do the Spade Work, presenting theories and techniques to "dissect" games of varied structures and formats in order ... Read more

    $100.99 USD

  • The Mathemagician and Pied Puzzler

    A Collection in Tribute to Martin Gardner

    This volume comprises an imaginative collection of pieces created in tribute to Martin Gardner. Perhaps best known for writing Scientific American's "Mathematical Games" column for years, Gardner used his personal exuberance and fascination with puzzles and magic to entice a wide range of readers into a world of mathematical discovery. This tribute ... Read more

    $77.99 USD

  • Mathematical Go

    Chilling Gets the Last Point

    The ancient game of Go is one of the less obvious candidates for mathematical analysis. With the development of new concepts in combinatorial game theory, the authors have been able to analyze Go games and find solutions to real endgame problems that have stumped professional Go players. Go players with an interest in mathematics and mathematicians ... Read more

    $213.99 USD

  • Staffing the ATM System

    The Selection of Air Traffic Controllers

    Issues of personnel development in air traffic control (ATC) have become a major topic in aviation recruitment and training. Proper selection and training methods are needed in order to reach a high level of efficiency and reliability in ATC. Pilots were considered the most prominent group in aviation for a long time, but with the development of flight guidance technologies came a second ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

  • Peace in Latin America

    Shifting Paradigms in the Studies of Culture, Society and Politics

    Series series Coping with Crisis - Latin American Perspectives
    This volume shifts the focus from violence to peace studies in Latin America and sheds light on how social groups and individuals resist to violence and strive to create peaceful or at least less violent conditions of conviviality. Drawing on social sciences, history, and anthropology, but also on cultural, literary, and film studies, the book examines the role of social mobilizations, civic ... Read more

    $64.99 USD

  • Algebraic Coding Theory (Revised Edition)

    This is the revised edition of Berlekamp's famous book, 'Algebraic Coding Theory', originally published in 1968, wherein he introduced several algorithms which have subsequently dominated engineering practice in this field. One of these is an algorithm for decoding Reed-Solomon and Bose-Chaudhuri-Hocquenghem codes that subsequently became known as the Berlekamp-Massey Algorithm. Another is the ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • Winning Ways for Your Mathematical Plays, Volume 2

    Series series AK Peters/CRC Recreational Mathematics Series
    In the quarter of a century since three mathematicians and game theorists collaborated to create Winning Ways for Your Mathematical Plays, the book has become the definitive work on the subject of mathematical games. Now carefully revised and broken down into four volumes to accommodate new developments, the Second Edition retains the original's wealth of wit and wisdom. The authors' insightful ... Read more

    $91.99 USD

  • Winning Ways for Your Mathematical Plays, Volume 3

    Series series AK Peters/CRC Recreational Mathematics Series
    In the quarter of a century since three mathematicians and game theorists collaborated to create Winning Ways for Your Mathematical Plays, the book has become the definitive work on the subject of mathematical games. Now carefully revised and broken down into four volumes to accommodate new developments, the Second Edition retains the original's wealth of wit and wisdom. The authors' insightful ... Read more

    $85.99 USD

  • Winning Ways for Your Mathematical Plays, Volume 4

    Series series AK Peters/CRC Recreational Mathematics Series
    In the quarter of a century since three mathematicians and game theorists collaborated to create Winning Ways for Your Mathematical Plays, the book has become the definitive work on the subject of mathematical games. Now carefully revised and broken down into four volumes to accommodate new developments, the Second Edition retains the original's wealth of wit and wisdom. The authors' insightful ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

  • The Dots and Boxes Game

    Sophisticated Child's Play

    Series series AK Peters/CRC Recreational Mathematics Series
    The game of Dots-and-Boxes, the popular game in which two players take turns connecting an array of dots to form squares, or boxes has long been considered merely a child's game. In this book, however, the author reveals the surprising complexity of the game, along with advanced strategies that will allow the reader to win at any level of gamepla ... Read more

    $45.99 USD

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    75 1/4 Simple, Challenging, Go-Anywhere Games—And Why They Matter

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