Hex - The Full Story (Hardcover)

Hex: The Full Story is for anyone - hobbyist, professional, student, teacher - who enjoys board games, game theory, discrete math, computing, or history. hex was discovered twice, in 1942 by Piet Hein and again in 1949 by John F. nash. How did this happen? Who created the puzzle for Hein's Danish newspaper column? How are Martin Gardner, David Gale, Claude Shannon, and Claude Berge involved? What is the secret to playing Hex well? The answers are inside... Features New documents on Hein's creation of Hex, the complete set of Danish puzzles, and the identity of their composer Chapters on Gale's game Bridg-it, the game Rex, computer Hex, open Hex problems, and more Dozens of new puzzles and solutions Study guide for Hex players Supplemenetary text for a course in game theory, discrete math, computer science, or science history

General

Imprint:	Crc Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	AK Peters/CRC Recreational Mathematics Series
Release date:	February 2019
First published:	2019
Authors:	Ryan B. Hayward • Bjarne Toft
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	298
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-14425-8
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Philosophy of mathematics Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Mathematical foundations > Mathematical logic Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Calculus & mathematical analysis > Vector & tensor analysis Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Topology > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Number theory > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Optimization > Game theory Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Applied mathematics > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Hobbies, quizzes & games > Indoor games > Board games > General
LSN:	0-367-14425-5
Barcode:	9780367144258

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