Games, Puzzles, and Computation
Download or Read eBook Games, Puzzles, and Computation PDF written by Robert A. Hearn and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Robert A. Hearn |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 250 |
Release | : 2009-06-30 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781439865057 |
ISBN-13 | : 1439865051 |
Rating | : 4/5 (57 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Games, Puzzles, and Computation by : Robert A. Hearn
Book excerpt: The authors show that there are underlying mathematical reasons for why games and puzzles are challenging (and perhaps why they are so much fun). They also show that games and puzzles can serve as powerful models of computation-quite different from the usual models of automata and circuits-offering a new way of thinking about computation. The appen