A mathematical approach to a billiard game

• Main Authors: Basa, Jose A., Chua, Stephenson G.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 1995
• Subjects: Billiards; Game theory > Computer programs; Mathematical recreations; Programming (Mathematics)
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/16242
• Institution: De La Salle University

This thesis paper shows how mathematical concepts may be applied to a billiard game. When hit by the cue stick, the billiard ball traces a path which is studied so that patterns can be analyzed for the purpose of predicting in which pocket the billiard ball will fall. Originally, the billiard table...