Selected Papers on Fun & Games
Selected Papers on Fun & Games

Author: Donald Ervin Knuth

Publisher: Center for the Study of Language and Information Publica Tion

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781575865850

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Donald E. Knuth's influence in computer science ranges from the invention of methods for translating and defining programming languages to the creation of the TeX and METAFONT systems for desktop publishing. His award-winning textbooks have become classics that are often given credit for shaping the field, and his scientific papers are widely referenced and stand as milestones of development over a wide variety of topics. The present volume is the eighth in a series of his collected papers.

Selected Papers on Computer Science
Selected Papers on Computer Science

Author: Donald E. Knuth

Publisher: Center for the Study of Language and Information Publications

Published: 1996-07-13

Total Pages: 286

ISBN-13: 9781881526919

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This anthology of essays from the inventor of literate programming is a survey of Donald Knuth's papers on computer science. Donald Knuth's influence in computer science ranges from the invention of literate programming to the development of the TeX programming language. One of the foremost figures in the field of mathematical sciences, his papers are widely referenced and stand as milestones of development over a wide range of topics. This collection focuses on Professor Knuth's published science papers that serve as accessible surveys of their subject matter. It includes articles on the history of computing, algorithms, numerical techniques, computational models, typesetting, and more. This book will be appreciated by students and researchers from a wide range of areas within computer science and mathematics.

Companion to the Papers of Donald Knuth
Companion to the Papers of Donald Knuth

Author: Donald Ervin Knuth

Publisher: Center for the Study of Language and Information Publica Tion

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781575866345

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Donald E. Knuth's seminal publications, such as Selected Papers on Fun and Games and Selected Paper on the Design of Algorithms, have earned him a loyal following among scholars and computer scientists, and his award-winning textbooks have becomes classics that are often given credit for shaping the field. In this volume, he explains and comments on the changes he has made to his work over the last twenty years in response to new technologies and the evolving understanding of key concepts in computer science. His commentary is supplemented by a full bibliography of his works and a number of interviews with Knuth himself, which shed light on his professional life and publications, as well as provide interesting biographical details. A giant in the field of computer science, Knuth has assembled materials that offer a full portrait of both the scientist and the man. The final volume of a series of his collected papers, Companion to the Papers of Donald Knuth is essential for the Knuth completist.

The Everything Big Book of Party Games
The Everything Big Book of Party Games

Author: Carrie Sever

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2014-02-18

Total Pages: 346

ISBN-13: 1440572968

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Tons of party games, including popular "minute-to-win" challenges! What's the secret to the best parties? Games--and the sillier, the better! Get your guests out of their chairs and into the fun with activities guaranteed to keep everyone laughing, including: Cookie Face (Who can walk the farthest with a cookie on his forehead?) Two Truths and a Lie (Which one is the lie?) Improv in a Bag (Teams come up with a skit using household items.) Mummy Wrap (A race to make the fastest toilet-paper mummy.) Human Bowling (Just like it sounds!) And many more, including scavenger hunts, truth-or-dare ideas, holiday games, and do-it-yourself challenges. The Everything Big Book of Party Games is packed with tons of games for groups of all levels and sizes and for a variety of occasions, from kids' birthday celebrations to holiday parties to vacations and more. With this book in hand, you'll have all you need to throw parties to remember!

Selected Papers on Discrete Mathematics
Selected Papers on Discrete Mathematics

Author: Donald Ervin Knuth

Publisher: Stanford Univ Center for the Study

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 812

ISBN-13: 9781575862484

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This volume assembles more than three dozen of Professor Knuth's pioneering contributions to discrete mathematics.

Fun and Games
Fun and Games

Author: Duane Swierczynski

Publisher: Mulholland Books

Published: 2011-06-20

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 0316179892

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The first of three explosive pulp thrillers arriving back-to-back from cult crime fiction sensation and Marvel Comics scribe Duane Swierczynski. Charlie Hardie, an ex-cop still reeling from the revenge killing of his former partner's entire family, fears one thing above all else: that he'll suffer the same fate. Languishing in self-imposed exile, Hardie has become a glorified house sitter. His latest gig comes replete with an illegally squatting B-movie actress who rants about hit men who specialize in making deaths look like accidents. Unfortunately, it's the real deal. Hardie finds himself squared off against a small army of the most lethal men in the world: The Accident People. It's nothing personal-the girl just happens to be the next name on their list. For Hardie, though, it's intensely personal. He's not about to let more innocent people die. Not on his watch.

Family Fun & Games
Family Fun & Games

Author: Diagram Group

Publisher: Sterling Publishing (NY)

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 804

ISBN-13: 9780806987774

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Instructions for playing 800 games, including 50 board games, 34 dice games, 20 versions of dominos, 30 ways to play marbles and jacks, plus party games, races, and music games.

Rock, Paper, Scissors
Rock, Paper, Scissors

Author: Len Fisher

Publisher: Basic Books

Published: 2008-11-04

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 0786726938

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Praised by Entertainment Weekly as “the man who put the fizz into physics,” Dr. Len Fisher turns his attention to the science of cooperation in his lively and thought-provoking book. Fisher shows how the modern science of game theory has helped biologists to understand the evolution of cooperation in nature, and investigates how we might apply those lessons to our own society. In a series of experiments that take him from the polite confines of an English dinner party to crowded supermarkets, congested Indian roads, and the wilds of outback Australia, not to mention baseball strategies and the intricacies of quantum mechanics, Fisher sheds light on the problem of global cooperation. The outcomes are sometimes hilarious, sometimes alarming, but always revealing. A witty romp through a serious science, Rock, Paper, Scissors will both teach and delight anyone interested in what it what it takes to get people to work together.

Entertainment Computing and Serious Games
Entertainment Computing and Serious Games

Author: Ralf Dörner

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-10-05

Total Pages: 549

ISBN-13: 3319461524

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The aim of this book is to collect and to cluster research areas in the field of serious games and entertainment computing. It provides an introduction and gives guidance for the next generation of researchers in this field. The 18 papers presented in this volume, together with an introduction, are the outcome of a GI-Dagstuhl seminar which was held at Schloß Dagstuhl in July 2015.

BASIC Fun
BASIC Fun

Author: Susan Drake Lipscomb

Publisher:

Published: 1982

Total Pages: 182

ISBN-13: 9780380806065

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Introduces the fundamentals of computer programming using the BASIC programming language. Includes descriptions and listings of programs designed to amuse and challenge users.