Power-Up: Unlocking the Hidden Mathematics in Video Games

by Matthew Lane

Book Overview

A fun and lively look at the mathematical ideas concealed in video games

Did you know that every time you pick up the controller to your PlayStation or Xbox, you are entering a game world steeped in mathematics? Power-Up reveals the hidden mathematics in many of today's most popular video games and explains why mathematical learning doesn't just happen in the classroom or from books--you're doing it without even realizing it...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691161518
• ISBN13: 9780691161518
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.4"