The Mathematics of Games and Puzzles

by Arthur T. Benjamin

Genres: Games, Mathematics

Unknown Binding

Published January 1, 2003

About the author

Arthur Benjamin holds a PhD from Johns Hopkins University and is a professor of mathematics at Harvey Mudd College, where he has taught since 1989. He is a noted “mathemagician,” known for being able to perform complicated computations in his head. He is the author, most recently, of The Secrets of Mental Math, and has appeared on The Today Show and The Colbert Report. Benjamin has been profiled in such publications as the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Scientific American, Discover, and Wired.

Reviews

[Jonathan · Rating 5 out of 5]

根据讲解第一次凭记忆完成魔方的复原，片中给出的讲解是我看到最简单易记忆的方法。还复习了很多概率知识。学到了intranstive probobility，魔幻的概念。15 puzzle也得以简单破解，还有knight走法。各类跳棋的数学模型，NIM初步概念。太多东西需要消化了