Aaron Montgomery

Mathematics of Tabletop Games

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides a bridge between mathematics and hobby tabletop gaming. Readers interested in either mathematics or tabletop games will find this book an engaging way to begin exploring the other topic or the connection between the topics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: A K Peters/CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 210
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Juli 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 485g
• ISBN-13: 9781032468518
• ISBN-10: 1032468513
• Artikelnr.: 70148264

Autorenporträt

Aaron Montgomery received his B.A. in Mathematics from Pomona College and his Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is currently employed by Central Washington University, where he teaches in the Mathematics Department and the Douglas Honors College. He has taught various traditional courses in mathematics, mathematics education, and computer programming. He has also taught special topics courses such as Games and Politics and The Mathematics of Recreational Boardgames. He is an omnigamer whose favorites include Arkham Horror: The Card Game, Undaunted: Stalingrad, Mage Knight, and the Soulsborne video games from FromSoftware.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Combinatorics. 2. Geometry. 3. Group Theory. 4. Graph Theory. 5. Probability. 6. Game Theory. 7. Auctions. 8. Logic. 9. Number Theory.

Rezensionen

"A seminal and groundbreaking study that will of be particular interest to gamers wanting an introduction to the mathematics behind their gaming pastime pursuits, "Mathematics of Tabletop Games" by mathematician and educator Aaron Montgomery is especially and unreservedly recommended for personal, professional, and college/university library Recreational Mathematics collections."

-Midwest Book Review