| Article ID: | iaor19961787 |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Volume: | 28 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| Start Page Number: | 58 |
| End Page Number: | 62 |
| Publication Date: | May 1996 |
| Journal: | Mathematical Spectrum |
| Authors: | Smith David K. |
| Keywords: | sports |
A puzzle posed by the king of mathematical puzzles, Henry Dudeney, is used to introduce a branch of operational research known as dynamic programming.