04312nam 2200793Ia 450 991096198240332120200520144314.09786612722004978140083738014008373839781282722002128272200X9780691120560069112056010.1515/9781400837380(CKB)3710000000220352(EBL)590834(OCoLC)671644096(SSID)ssj0001062689(PQKBManifestationID)12450005(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001062689(PQKBWorkID)11018096(PQKB)11036764(WaSeSS)Ind00024551(DE-B1597)446392(OCoLC)1054881213(OCoLC)979582404(DE-B1597)9781400837380(Au-PeEL)EBL590834(CaPaEBR)ebr10409302(CaONFJC)MIL272200(PPN)199244898(PPN)18795660X(FR-PaCSA)88838065(MiAaPQ)EBC590834(Perlego)734460(FRCYB88838065)88838065(EXLCZ)99371000000022035220100609d2010 uy 0engurnn#---|||||txtccrNonplussed! mathematical proof of implausible ideas /Julian HavilCourse BookPrinceton, N.J. ;Woodstock Princeton University Press20101 online resource (213 p.)Includes index.9780691148229 0691148228 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --Contents --Preface --Acknowledgements --Introduction --Chapter 1. Three Tennis Paradoxes --Chapter 2. The Uphill Roller --Chapter 3. The Birthday Paradox --Chapter 4. The Spin of a Table --Chapter 5. Derangements --Chapter 6. Conway's Chequerboard Army --Chapter 7. The Toss of a Needle --Chapter 8. Torricelli's Trumpet --Chapter 9. Nontransitive Effects --Chapter 10. A Pursuit Problem --Chapter 11. Parrondo's Games --Chapter 12. Hyperdimensions --Chapter 13. Friday the 13th --Chapter 14. Fractran --The Motifs --Appendix A. The Inclusion-Exclusion Principle --Appendix B. The Binomial Inversion Formula --Appendix C. Surface Area and Arc Length --IndexMath--the application of reasonable logic to reasonable assumptions--usually produces reasonable results. But sometimes math generates astonishing paradoxes--conclusions that seem completely unreasonable or just plain impossible but that are nevertheless demonstrably true. Did you know that a losing sports team can become a winning one by adding worse players than its opponents? Or that the thirteenth of the month is more likely to be a Friday than any other day? Or that cones can roll unaided uphill? In Nonplussed!--a delightfully eclectic collection of paradoxes from many different areas of math--popular-math writer Julian Havil reveals the math that shows the truth of these and many other unbelievable ideas. Nonplussed! pays special attention to problems from probability and statistics, areas where intuition can easily be wrong. These problems include the vagaries of tennis scoring, what can be deduced from tossing a needle, and disadvantageous games that form winning combinations. Other chapters address everything from the historically important Torricelli's Trumpet to the mind-warping implications of objects that live on high dimensions. Readers learn about the colorful history and people associated with many of these problems in addition to their mathematical proofs. Nonplussed! will appeal to anyone with a calculus background who enjoys popular math books or puzzles.Mathematical recreationsMathematicsMiscellaneaParadoxMathematicsMathematical recreations.MathematicsParadoxMathematics.510Havil Julian1952-289260MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910961982403321Nonplussed4341267UNINA02616nam 2200517z 450 991100711720332120210416121048.01-5231-3541-7(CKB)4100000011772257(NjHacI)994100000011772257(EXLCZ)99410000001177225720210223d2020uuuu -u- -engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierConceptual design of buildings /J. Norman, O. Broadbent, J. F. Carr, R. De’Ath, R. Harpin, G. Knowles, I. LloydVersion 1.0.London :Institution of Structural Engineers,2020.1 online volumeIStructE guideThis version (1.0) published April 2020.1-906335-42-7 Includes bibliographical references.As the starting point for any engineering project, mastering conceptual design means you'll understand how to work from a client brief, produce viable structural solutions, and test the feasibility of your ideas. You'll identify and solve major problems before you embark on a detailed design, and learn the skills to work with clients and colleagues from all disciplines. Drawing on the expertise of seven engineering/teaching professionals, and led by the University of Bristol's Dr James Norman, this book sets out to develop students' and graduates' understanding of the process - providing inspiration for the Institution's IPD core objective on conceptual design. Topics covered include: generating and communicating ideas through sketching and writing, preparing the brief, the concept design process itself, consideration of site constraints and ground conditions, developing a structural scheme, understanding robustness and stability, sizing of elements, and what to produce at the end of the process. It also includes worked examples.IStructE guides.BuildingsArchitectural designBuildings.Architectural design.729Norman James(Civil engineering teacher)1822840Broadbent OliverCarr Jon F.Harpin RichardDe'Ath RachaelKnowles GavinLloyd IsobelInstitution of Structural Engineers (Great Britain)UkBaUBUkBaUBBOOK9911007117203321Conceptual design of buildings4389241UNINA