MAT 131 Mathematics in Strategy Games

One of the most important skills in the world today is problem solving in mathematics and beyond. While being thoroughly entertaining, strategy games can be used as a starting point for students to think about problem solving. In this class, we will learn about a wide variety of strategy games, with especial emphasis on the connection between finding the winning strategy and problem solving in mathematics.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Students must have completed math general education requirement.