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Approval voting
Arrow's impossibility theorem
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Ballot
Bernoulli trial
Birthday problem
Borda count
Calculation
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Chaos theory
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Differential equation
Donkey Kong (character)
Donkey Kong Country (TV series)
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Fermat's Last Theorem
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Length contraction
Let's Play (video gaming)
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Quadratic formula
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Ranking (information retrieval)
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Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon
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Spiritual successor
Super Mario Bros.
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Tactical voting
The King of Kong
Threes
Travelling salesman problem
Voting
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What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy
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Product details

  • ISBN 9780691196381
  • Dimensions: 156 x 235mm
  • Publication Date: 19 Nov 2019
  • Publisher: Princeton University Press
  • Publication City/Country: US
  • Product Form: Paperback
  • Language: English
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Description

A fun and lively look at the mathematical ideas concealed in video games

Did you know that every time you pick up the controller to your PlayStation or Xbox, you are entering a world steeped in mathematics? Matthew Lane reveals the hidden mathematics in many of today's most popular video games—and explains why mathematical learning doesn't just happen in the classroom. He discusses how gamers are engaging with the traveling salesman problem when they play Assassin's Creed, why it is mathematically impossible for Mario to jump through the Mushroom Kingdom in Super Mario Bros., how The Sims teaches us the mathematical costs of relationships, and more. Power-Up shows how the world of video games is an unexpectedly rich medium for learning about the mathematical ideas that touch our lives—including our virtual ones.
About Matthew Lane
Matthew Lane is a mathematician and cofounder of Rithm School, where he works with aspiring software engineers. He writes about the intersection of mathematics and popular culture at mattlane.us.