Subject: How to Win Games With Math



Description:

You can use math to win competitive games! In this short,

entertaining talk, you will learn how to become a master

of the game of Nim.

Imagine that there are 100 stones on a table.

Two players alternate removing 1,2, or 3 stones from the

table and the first player who can't move loses.

Which player has the winning strategy?

What about other starting conditions?

What about other choices of how many stones to remove?

Dr. Bill Gasarch of the UMD Computer Science Department

will explore these questions and more!



Event Date: October 8, 2014

Event Start Time: 3:00 pm

Event End Time: 4:00 pm

Event Location: Math Building Room B0421

Contact Person: Zachary Siegel

Contact Email: [log in to unmask]

Contact Phone Number: 2402859225