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The Tower of Hanoi - Myths and Maths
Andreas M. Hinz
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Description for The Tower of Hanoi - Myths and Maths
Hardcover. This book offers a comprehensive review of the mathematical theory of the solitaire game The Tower of Hanoi, from its invention in 1883 by the number theorist Edouard Lucas to current research in mathematics and applications in computer science and psychology. Num Pages: 335 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 660.
This is the first comprehensive monograph on the mathematical theory of the solitaire game The Tower of Hanoi which was invented in the 19th century by the French number theorist Edouard Lucas. The book comprises a survey of the historical development from the game's predecessors up to recent research in mathematics and applications in computer science and psychology. Apart from long-standing myths it contains a thorough, largely self-contained presentation of the essential mathematical facts with complete proofs, including also unpublished material. The main objects of research today are the so-called Hanoi graphs and the related Sierpinski graphs. Acknowledging ... Read more
This is the first comprehensive monograph on the mathematical theory of the solitaire game The Tower of Hanoi which was invented in the 19th century by the French number theorist Edouard Lucas. The book comprises a survey of the historical development from the game's predecessors up to recent research in mathematics and applications in computer science and psychology. Apart from long-standing myths it contains a thorough, largely self-contained presentation of the essential mathematical facts with complete proofs, including also unpublished material. The main objects of research today are the so-called Hanoi graphs and the related Sierpinski graphs. Acknowledging ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer Basel Switzerland
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
673g
Number of Pages
335
Place of Publication
, Switzerland
ISBN
9783034802369
SKU
V9783034802369
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About Andreas M. Hinz
Andreas M. Hinz is Professor at the Department of Mathematics, University of Munich (LMU), Germany. He has worked at the University of Geneva (Switzerland), King's College London (England), the Technical University of Munich (Germany), and the Open University in Hagen (Germany). His main fields of research are real analysis, the history of science, mathematical modeling, and discrete mathematics. ... Read more
Reviews for The Tower of Hanoi - Myths and Maths
The Tower of Hanoi isn't just a recreational problem, it is also a substantial area worthy of study, and this book does this area full justice. ... I haven't enjoyed reading a `popular mathematics' book as much for quite some time, and I don't hesitate to recommend this book to students, professional research mathematicians, teachers, and to readers of popular ... Read more