DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

The mathematics of games and puzzles : from cards to sudoku / Arthur T. Benjamin ; senior producer Zachary H. Rhoads ; academic content supervisory Jay Tate, Susan Dyer ; producer Chris DeRoche; managing writer Nancy Eskridge ; director Jonathan D. Leven, Jim M. Allen, Sal Rodriguez.

Chantilly, Va. : Teaching Company, [2013]

3 videodiscs (approximately 540 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 130 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.)

4 3/4 in.

digital optical

laser optical

video file DVD video

This course takes a mathematical approach to playing games and solving puzzles. In this course, you will be introduced to all kinds of games, from games of pure strategy (like chess) to games of pure luck (like many casino games) to games that mix strategy and luck (like blackjack, backgammon, and poker). You will analyze puzzles that have stumped people for centuries to modern favorites like sudoku and Rubik's Cube. You will improve your ability to play these games and solve these puzzles, but you will also learn some interesting mathematics along the way.

Great courses. Science & mathematics (Mathematics)

Great courses (DVD). Science & mathematics.

Games -- Mathematics.

Puzzles -- Mathematics.

Mathematics.

Games of chance (Mathematics)

Probabilities.

Filmed lectures.

Nonfiction films.

Educational films.

Benjamin, Arthur.

Teaching Company.

Course no. 1401.

Program contains twelve lectures; the length of each lecture is: ca. 45 min.

Lecture notes and program information contained in course guidebook.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 121-130) in course guidebook.

Editor, Tom Krzywicki, Sarah Quindlen.

Lecturer: Professor Arthur T. Benjamin, Harvey Mudd College.

DVD.

In English.

Title from disc surface.

Let the games begin! ; Games of chance and winning wagers ; Optimal blackjack and simple card counting ; Mixed strategies and the art of bluffing -- Practical poker probabilities ; Expert backgammon ; Games you can't lose and sneaky puzzles ; Solving "impossible" puzzles -- Mastering Rubik's Cube ; Solving Sudoku ; Mathematics and chess ; Winning ways: it's your move!

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