The Play's the Thing
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The Play's the Thing

Mathematical Games for the Classroom and Beyond

Alan Lipp

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  2. English
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The Play's the Thing

Mathematical Games for the Classroom and Beyond

Alan Lipp

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About This Book

The book presents 18 games and develops the concepts of game analysis and winning strategies. Students are encouraged to play these mathematical games together, collect data developed through their play, and analyze the data to develop a winning strategy. The book provides the basis for a six- to eight-week unit on mathematical games. Each chapter also functions as a self-contained and independent exploration so that selected chapters may be used as supplementary classroom investigations or as independent projects. The book includes both familiar games (such as Quadrangles and Nim) and many others that will be new and exciting to most readers. Through the exploration of mathematical games, ‘The Play’s the Thing’ introduces teachers and students to the fun of play and to the mathematics behind the fun.

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Publisher
Anthem Press
Year
2011
ISBN
9780857288714
Edition
1
Topic
Mathematics
Subtopic
Games in Mathematics
Index
Mathematics

Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
  2. Main Matter
Citation styles for The Play's the Thing

APA 6 Citation

Lipp, A. (2011). The Play’s the Thing (1st ed.). Anthem Press. Retrieved from https://www.perlego.com/book/2000047/the-plays-the-thing-pdf (Original work published 2011)

Chicago Citation

Lipp, Alan. (2011) 2011. The Play’s the Thing. 1st ed. Anthem Press. https://www.perlego.com/book/2000047/the-plays-the-thing-pdf.

Harvard Citation

Lipp, A. (2011) The Play’s the Thing. 1st edn. Anthem Press. Available at: https://www.perlego.com/book/2000047/the-plays-the-thing-pdf (Accessed: 25 September 2021).

MLA 7 Citation

Lipp, Alan. The Play’s the Thing. 1st ed. Anthem Press, 2011. Web. 25 Sept. 2021.