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ES.268 The Mathematics in Toys and Games

We will explore the mathematical strategies behind popular games, toys, and puzzles. Topics covered will combine basic fundamentals of game theory, probability, group theory, and elementary programming concepts. Each week will consist of a lecture and discussion followed by game play to implement the concepts learned in class.

Keywords:: toys, combinatorial game theory, mathematics, game theory, probability, Mathematics, ocwc, oec, Game Theory, group theory, Computer Science, games, Game Design, programming

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Material Type:: Online Course
Date Added to MERLOT:: August 6, 2014
Date Modified in MERLOT:: March 26, 2018
Author:: Jing Li
Prof. Erik Demaine
Melissa Gymrek
Submitter:: The Open Education Consortium
Primary Audience:: College General Ed
Technical Format:: Website

Mobile Compatibility:: Not specified at this time
Language:: English
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Creative Commons:: This work is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States