2015
Great Courses
09:00:25
English

For thousands of years, games and puzzles have been an enjoyable and rewarding aspect of human civilization. They tease our brains. They challenge our memories. They strengthen our competitive skills. And whether it’s chess, poker, or Sudoku, most games have this in common: Everything you need to win is rooted in mathematics

12 lectures | 45 minutes each
1 Let the Games Begin!
2 Games of Chance and Winning Wagers
3 Optimal Blackjack and Simple Card Counting
4 Mixed Strategies and the Art of Bluffing
5 Practical Poker Probabilities
6 Expert Backgammon
7 Games You Can’t Lose and Sneaky Puzzles
8 Solving “Impossible” Puzzles
9 Mastering Rubik’s Cube
10 Solving Sudoku
11 Mathematics and Chess
12 Winning Ways

Download File Size:4.29 GB

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