Du Sautoy, Marcus

"Do you know where you should always move first in Tic Tac Toe? Understand the betting cube in backgammon? Want to know the best property in Monopoly? Did you know that the African game Mancala might have led one of its players to make an early approximation of the number pi? Or that the nigh-magical Golden Ratio can help you win at Rock Paper Scissors? Around the World in Eighty Games is a gleeful exploration of games and math, spanning centuries and millennia, oceans and continents, countries and cultures"--Provided by publisher.

Mathematician Marcus Du Sautoy explores the minds of some of science's greatest innovators, probing the complexities of the human brain to the infinities of math.

Examines German mathematician Bernhard Riemann's hypothesis on imaginary numbers, sine waves, and prime numbers and attempts to unravel the mystery surrounding it.

Explores various aspects of mathematics to illustrate how mathematical ideas have been part of developments in science, technology, and culture throughout time and around the world, covering topics such as the invention of the concepts of zero and infinity and efforts to describe a body in motion through calculus.

Explains German mathematician Bernard Riemann's theory about the origins and patterns of prime numbers.