CHAPTER 6
Random Numbers, Games, and Simulation
In this chapter, we will explain the following:
- Random numbers
- The difference between random and pseudorandom numbers
- How to generate random numbers on a computer
- How to write a program to play a guessing game
- How to write a program to drill a user in arithmetic
- How to write a program to play Nim
- How to simulate the collection of bottle caps to spell a word
- How to simulate queues in real-life situations
- How to estimate numerical values using random numbers
6.1 Random Numbers
If you were to throw a six-sided die 100 times, each time writing down the number that shows, you would have written down ...
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