| Combinatorial Designs and Tournaments Contributor(s): Anderson, Ian (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198500297 ISBN-13: 9780198500292 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $218.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 1998 Annotation: The mathematics of tournament design are surprisingly subtle, and this book, an extensively revised version of Ellis Horwood's popular Combinatorial Designs: Construction Methods, provides a thorough introduction. It includes a new chapter on league schedules, which discusses round robin tournaments, venue sequences, and carry-over effects. It also discusses balanced tournament designs, double schedules, and bridge and whist tournament design. Readable and authoritative, the book emphasizes throughout the historical development of the material and includes numerous examples and exercises giving detailed constructions. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | Combinatorics - Mathematics | Applied - Mathematics | Recreations & Games |
| Dewey: 511.6 |
| LCCN: 96051851 |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.17 lbs) 248 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The mathematics of tournament design are surprisingly subtle, and this book, an extensively revised version of Ellis Horwood's popular Combinatorial Designs: Construction Methods, provides a thorough introduction. It includes a new chapter on league schedules, which discusses round robin tournaments, venue sequences, and carry-over effects. It also discusses balanced tournament designs, double schedules, and bridge and whist tournament design. Readable and authoritative, the book emphasizes throughout the historical development of the material and includes numerous examples and exercises giving detailed constructions. |