Towing icebergs, falling dominoes, and other adventures in applied mathematics [[electronic resource] /] / Robert B. Banks |
Autore | Banks Robert <1922-> |
Edizione | [Paperback reissue.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (345 p.) |
Disciplina | 510 |
Collana | Princeton Puzzlers |
Soggetto topico |
Mathematics
Science |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-299-39639-9
1-4008-4674-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Units and Dimensions and Mach Numbers -- 2. Alligator Eggs and the Federal Debt -- 3. Controlling Growth and Perceiving Spread -- 4. Little Things Falling from the Sky -- 5. Big Things Falling from the Sky -- 6. Towing and Melting Enormous Icebergs: Part I -- 7. Towing and Melting Enormous Icebergs: Part II -- 8. A Better Way to Score the Olympics -- 9. How to Calculate the Economic Energy of a Nation -- 10. How to Start Football Games, and Other Probably Good Ideas -- 11. Gigantic Numbers and Extreme Exponents -- 12. Ups and Downs of Professional Football -- 13. A Tower, a Bridge, and a Beautiful Arch -- 14. Jumping Ropes and Wind Turbines -- 15. The Crisis of the Deficit: Gompertz to the Rescue -- 16. How to Reduce the Population with Differential Equations -- 17. Shot Puts, Basketballs, and Water Fountains -- 18. Balls and Strikes and Home Runs -- 19. Hooks and Slices and Holes in One -- 20. Happy Landings in the Snow -- 21. Water Waves and Falling Dominoes -- 22. Something Shocking about Highway Traffic -- 23. How Tall Will I Grow? -- 24. How Fast Can Runners Run? -- References -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452422803321 |
Banks Robert <1922-> | ||
Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Towing icebergs, falling dominoes, and other adventures in applied mathematics [[electronic resource] /] / Robert B. Banks |
Autore | Banks Robert <1922-> |
Edizione | [Paperback reissue.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (345 p.) |
Disciplina | 510 |
Collana | Princeton Puzzlers |
Soggetto topico |
Mathematics
Science |
ISBN |
1-299-39639-9
1-4008-4674-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Units and Dimensions and Mach Numbers -- 2. Alligator Eggs and the Federal Debt -- 3. Controlling Growth and Perceiving Spread -- 4. Little Things Falling from the Sky -- 5. Big Things Falling from the Sky -- 6. Towing and Melting Enormous Icebergs: Part I -- 7. Towing and Melting Enormous Icebergs: Part II -- 8. A Better Way to Score the Olympics -- 9. How to Calculate the Economic Energy of a Nation -- 10. How to Start Football Games, and Other Probably Good Ideas -- 11. Gigantic Numbers and Extreme Exponents -- 12. Ups and Downs of Professional Football -- 13. A Tower, a Bridge, and a Beautiful Arch -- 14. Jumping Ropes and Wind Turbines -- 15. The Crisis of the Deficit: Gompertz to the Rescue -- 16. How to Reduce the Population with Differential Equations -- 17. Shot Puts, Basketballs, and Water Fountains -- 18. Balls and Strikes and Home Runs -- 19. Hooks and Slices and Holes in One -- 20. Happy Landings in the Snow -- 21. Water Waves and Falling Dominoes -- 22. Something Shocking about Highway Traffic -- 23. How Tall Will I Grow? -- 24. How Fast Can Runners Run? -- References -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779421503321 |
Banks Robert <1922-> | ||
Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Towing icebergs, falling dominoes, and other adventures in applied mathematics [[electronic resource] /] / Robert B. Banks |
Autore | Banks Robert <1922-> |
Edizione | [Paperback reissue.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (345 p.) |
Disciplina | 510 |
Collana | Princeton Puzzlers |
Soggetto topico |
Mathematics
Science |
ISBN |
1-299-39639-9
1-4008-4674-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Units and Dimensions and Mach Numbers -- 2. Alligator Eggs and the Federal Debt -- 3. Controlling Growth and Perceiving Spread -- 4. Little Things Falling from the Sky -- 5. Big Things Falling from the Sky -- 6. Towing and Melting Enormous Icebergs: Part I -- 7. Towing and Melting Enormous Icebergs: Part II -- 8. A Better Way to Score the Olympics -- 9. How to Calculate the Economic Energy of a Nation -- 10. How to Start Football Games, and Other Probably Good Ideas -- 11. Gigantic Numbers and Extreme Exponents -- 12. Ups and Downs of Professional Football -- 13. A Tower, a Bridge, and a Beautiful Arch -- 14. Jumping Ropes and Wind Turbines -- 15. The Crisis of the Deficit: Gompertz to the Rescue -- 16. How to Reduce the Population with Differential Equations -- 17. Shot Puts, Basketballs, and Water Fountains -- 18. Balls and Strikes and Home Runs -- 19. Hooks and Slices and Holes in One -- 20. Happy Landings in the Snow -- 21. Water Waves and Falling Dominoes -- 22. Something Shocking about Highway Traffic -- 23. How Tall Will I Grow? -- 24. How Fast Can Runners Run? -- References -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910823814703321 |
Banks Robert <1922-> | ||
Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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