Chases and escapes [[electronic resource] ] : the mathematics of pursuit and evasion / / Paul J. Nahin, with a new preface by the author |
Autore | Nahin Paul J |
Edizione | [With a New preface by the author] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, : Princeton University Press, 2012, c2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (285 p.) |
Disciplina | 519.3/2 |
Collana | Princeton puzzlers |
Soggetto topico | Differential games |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-4008-4206-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface to the Paperback Edition -- What You Need to Know to Read This Book (and How I Learned What I Needed to Know to Write It) -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. The Classic Pursuit Problem -- Chapter 2. Pursuit of (Mostly) Maneuvering Targets -- Chapter 3. Cyclic Pursuit -- Chapter 4. Seven Classic Evasion Problems -- Appendix A. Solution to the Challenge Problems of Section 1.1 -- Appendix B. Solutions to the Challenge Problems of Section 1.2 -- Appendix C. Solution to the Challenge Problem of Section 1.5 -- Appendix D. Solution to the Challenge Problem of Section 2.2 -- Appendix E. Solution to the Challenge Problem of Section 2.3 -- Appendix F. Solution to the Challenge Problem of Section 2.5 -- Appendix G. Solution to the Challenge Problem of Section 3.2 -- Appendix H. Solution to the Challenge Problem of Section 4.3 -- Appendix I. Solution to the Challenge Problem of Section 4.4 -- Appendix J. Solution to the Challenge Problem of Section 4.7 -- Appendix K. Guelman's Proof -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index -- Backmatter |
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Nahin Paul J | ||
Princeton, : Princeton University Press, 2012, c2007 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Chases and escapes [[electronic resource] ] : the mathematics of pursuit and evasion / / Paul J. Nahin, with a new preface by the author |
Autore | Nahin Paul J |
Edizione | [With a New preface by the author] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, : Princeton University Press, 2012, c2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (285 p.) |
Disciplina | 519.3/2 |
Collana | Princeton puzzlers |
Soggetto topico | Differential games |
ISBN | 1-4008-4206-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface to the Paperback Edition -- What You Need to Know to Read This Book (and How I Learned What I Needed to Know to Write It) -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. The Classic Pursuit Problem -- Chapter 2. Pursuit of (Mostly) Maneuvering Targets -- Chapter 3. Cyclic Pursuit -- Chapter 4. Seven Classic Evasion Problems -- Appendix A. Solution to the Challenge Problems of Section 1.1 -- Appendix B. Solutions to the Challenge Problems of Section 1.2 -- Appendix C. Solution to the Challenge Problem of Section 1.5 -- Appendix D. Solution to the Challenge Problem of Section 2.2 -- Appendix E. Solution to the Challenge Problem of Section 2.3 -- Appendix F. Solution to the Challenge Problem of Section 2.5 -- Appendix G. Solution to the Challenge Problem of Section 3.2 -- Appendix H. Solution to the Challenge Problem of Section 4.3 -- Appendix I. Solution to the Challenge Problem of Section 4.4 -- Appendix J. Solution to the Challenge Problem of Section 4.7 -- Appendix K. Guelman's Proof -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index -- Backmatter |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789934603321 |
Nahin Paul J | ||
Princeton, : Princeton University Press, 2012, c2007 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Chases and escapes [[electronic resource] ] : the mathematics of pursuit and evasion / / Paul J. Nahin, with a new preface by the author |
Autore | Nahin Paul J |
Edizione | [With a New preface by the author] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, : Princeton University Press, 2012, c2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (285 p.) |
Disciplina | 519.3/2 |
Collana | Princeton puzzlers |
Soggetto topico | Differential games |
ISBN | 1-4008-4206-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface to the Paperback Edition -- What You Need to Know to Read This Book (and How I Learned What I Needed to Know to Write It) -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. The Classic Pursuit Problem -- Chapter 2. Pursuit of (Mostly) Maneuvering Targets -- Chapter 3. Cyclic Pursuit -- Chapter 4. Seven Classic Evasion Problems -- Appendix A. Solution to the Challenge Problems of Section 1.1 -- Appendix B. Solutions to the Challenge Problems of Section 1.2 -- Appendix C. Solution to the Challenge Problem of Section 1.5 -- Appendix D. Solution to the Challenge Problem of Section 2.2 -- Appendix E. Solution to the Challenge Problem of Section 2.3 -- Appendix F. Solution to the Challenge Problem of Section 2.5 -- Appendix G. Solution to the Challenge Problem of Section 3.2 -- Appendix H. Solution to the Challenge Problem of Section 4.3 -- Appendix I. Solution to the Challenge Problem of Section 4.4 -- Appendix J. Solution to the Challenge Problem of Section 4.7 -- Appendix K. Guelman's Proof -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index -- Backmatter |
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Nahin Paul J | ||
Princeton, : Princeton University Press, 2012, c2007 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Dr. Euler's fabulous formula [[electronic resource] ] : cures many mathematical ills / / Paul J. Nahin ; with a new preface by the author |
Autore | Nahin Paul J |
Edizione | [With a New preface by the author] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, c2006 |
Descrizione fisica | xxxii, 380 p. : ill |
Disciplina | 512.7/88 |
Collana | Princeton Science Library |
Soggetto topico |
Numbers, Complex
Euler's numbers Mathematics - History |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-691-17591-8
1-4008-3847-9 9786613058010 1-283-05801-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface to the Paperback Edition -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Complex Numbers -- Chapter 2. Vector Trips -- Chapter 3. The Irrationality of π2 -- Chapter 4. Fourier Series -- Chapter 5. Fourier Integrals -- Chapter 6. Electronics and √ −1 -- Euler: The Man and the Mathematical Physicist -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453328903321 |
Nahin Paul J | ||
Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, c2006 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Dr. Euler's fabulous formula [[electronic resource] ] : cures many mathematical ills / / Paul J. Nahin ; with a new preface by the author |
Autore | Nahin Paul J |
Edizione | [With a New preface by the author] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, c2006 |
Descrizione fisica | xxxii, 380 p. : ill |
Disciplina | 512.7/88 |
Collana | Princeton Science Library |
Soggetto topico |
Numbers, Complex
Euler's numbers Mathematics - History |
ISBN |
0-691-17591-8
1-4008-3847-9 9786613058010 1-283-05801-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface to the Paperback Edition -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Complex Numbers -- Chapter 2. Vector Trips -- Chapter 3. The Irrationality of π2 -- Chapter 4. Fourier Series -- Chapter 5. Fourier Integrals -- Chapter 6. Electronics and √ −1 -- Euler: The Man and the Mathematical Physicist -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790953803321 |
Nahin Paul J | ||
Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, c2006 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Dr. Euler's fabulous formula [[electronic resource] ] : cures many mathematical ills / / Paul J. Nahin ; with a new preface by the author |
Autore | Nahin Paul J |
Edizione | [With a New preface by the author] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, c2006 |
Descrizione fisica | xxxii, 380 p. : ill |
Disciplina | 512.7/88 |
Collana | Princeton Science Library |
Soggetto topico |
Numbers, Complex
Euler's numbers Mathematics - History |
ISBN |
0-691-17591-8
1-4008-3847-9 9786613058010 1-283-05801-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface to the Paperback Edition -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Complex Numbers -- Chapter 2. Vector Trips -- Chapter 3. The Irrationality of π2 -- Chapter 4. Fourier Series -- Chapter 5. Fourier Integrals -- Chapter 6. Electronics and √ −1 -- Euler: The Man and the Mathematical Physicist -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910811038003321 |
Nahin Paul J | ||
Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, c2006 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Holy Sci-Fi! [[electronic resource] ] : Where Science Fiction and Religion Intersect / / by Paul J. Nahin |
Autore | Nahin Paul J |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2014.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, NY : , : Springer New York : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (235 p.) |
Disciplina | 201.680938762 |
Collana | Science and Fiction |
Soggetto topico |
Physics
Popular works Religion—Philosophy Philosophy and science Philosophy History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics Popular Science, general Philosophy of Religion Philosophy of Science Philosophy of Technology |
ISBN | 1-4939-0618-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. Introduction -- Author’s Note One -- God and Skepticism -- God, Fantasy, and Science Fiction -- God and Science -- Author’s Note Two -- 2. Religious Science Fiction Before Science Fiction -- The 'Start' of Modern SF -- Before the 'Start' of SF -- Early Theological SF -- Theological Maturity -- 3. Time, Space, God's Omniscience, and Free Will -- What is Time? -- Time in SF and Theology -- The Four-Dimensional World -- The Block Universe -- God's Omniscience in Theology and SF -- 4. Religious Robots -- Alan Turing, Artificial Minds, and the Souls of Machines -- Asimov’s Robotic Laws -- Robots and God -- 5. Computers as God -- Computers as Local Gods -- Computers as Planet-Wide Gods -- Computers as Known Universe Gods -- 6. Space Travel, Radio, and Alien Encounters -- The Fiction of Interstellar Space Travel -- Theology and Early Fictional Alien Encounters -- Interstellar Radio Messages -- Direct Encounters -- 7. Time Traveling to Jesus -- Time Travel: Fact or Fantasy -- Theology and the Past -- Jesus and Time Travelers -- Quantum Mechanics and God -- 8. What if God Revealed Himself? -- Not So Serious Speculations -- The End of It All -- Appendix 1: Matching Wits with 'God' -- Appendix 2: (fantasy) "Some Things Just Have to Be Done By Hand!" and "The Next Time Around" -- Appendix 3: (science fiction): "A Father's Gift" -- Appendix 4: "Applied Mathematical Theology" (Gregory Benford) -- Appendix 5: "Gravity's Whispers" (Gregory Benford) -- Bibliography of Short Stories Cited. |
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Nahin Paul J | ||
New York, NY : , : Springer New York : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Inside Interesting Integrals [[electronic resource] ] : A Collection of Sneaky Tricks, Sly Substitutions, and Numerous Other Stupendously Clever, Awesomely Wicked, and Devilishly Seductive Maneuvers for Computing Hundreds of Perplexing Definite Integrals From Physics, Engineering, and Mathematics (Plus Numerous Challenge Problems with Complete, Detailed Solutions) / / by Paul J. Nahin |
Autore | Nahin Paul J |
Edizione | [2nd ed. 2020.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (542 pages) |
Disciplina | 530 |
Collana | Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics |
Soggetto topico |
Physics
Applied mathematics Engineering mathematics Functions of real variables Sequences (Mathematics) Functions of complex variables Mathematical Methods in Physics Mathematical and Computational Engineering Real Functions Sequences, Series, Summability Functions of a Complex Variable |
ISBN | 3-030-43788-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | From the Contents: Preface -- Introduction -- ‘Easy’ Integrals -- Feynman’s Favorite Trick -- Gamma and Beta Function Integrals -- Using Power Series to Evaluate Integrals -- Seven Not-So-Easy Integrals -- Using √(-1) to Evaluate Integrals -- Contour Integration -- Epilogue -- Solutions to the Challenge Problems. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910409990803321 |
Nahin Paul J | ||
Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Inside Interesting Integrals [[electronic resource] ] : A Collection of Sneaky Tricks, Sly Substitutions, and Numerous Other Stupendously Clever, Awesomely Wicked, and Devilishly Seductive Maneuvers for Computing Hundreds of Perplexing Definite Integrals From Physics, Engineering, and Mathematics (Plus Numerous Challenge Problems with Complete, Detailed Solutions) / / by Paul J. Nahin |
Autore | Nahin Paul J |
Edizione | [2nd ed. 2020.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (542 pages) |
Disciplina | 530 |
Collana | Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics |
Soggetto topico |
Physics
Applied mathematics Engineering mathematics Functions of real variables Sequences (Mathematics) Functions of complex variables Mathematical Methods in Physics Mathematical and Computational Engineering Real Functions Sequences, Series, Summability Functions of a Complex Variable |
ISBN | 3-030-43788-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | From the Contents: Preface -- Introduction -- ‘Easy’ Integrals -- Feynman’s Favorite Trick -- Gamma and Beta Function Integrals -- Using Power Series to Evaluate Integrals -- Seven Not-So-Easy Integrals -- Using √(-1) to Evaluate Integrals -- Contour Integration -- Epilogue -- Solutions to the Challenge Problems. |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996418181803316 |
Nahin Paul J | ||
Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Inside Interesting Integrals [[electronic resource] ] : A Collection of Sneaky Tricks, Sly Substitutions, and Numerous Other Stupendously Clever, Awesomely Wicked, and Devilishly Seductive Maneuvers for Computing Nearly 200 Perplexing Definite Integrals From Physics, Engineering, and Mathematics (Plus 60 Challenge Problems with Complete, Detailed Solutions) / / by Paul J. Nahin |
Autore | Nahin Paul J |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2015.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, NY : , : Springer New York : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XXIII, 412 p. 34 illus., 1 illus. in color.) |
Disciplina | 515/.4 |
Collana | Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics |
Soggetto topico |
Physics
Integral transforms Operational calculus Applied mathematics Engineering mathematics Sequences (Mathematics) Integral equations Mathematical Methods in Physics Integral Transforms, Operational Calculus Mathematical and Computational Engineering Sequences, Series, Summability Integral Equations |
ISBN | 1-4939-1277-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | From the Contents: Preface -- Introduction -- ‘Easy’ Integrals -- Feynman’s Favorite Trick -- Gamma and Beta Function Integrals -- Using Power Series to Evaluate Integrals -- Seven Not-So-Easy Integrals -- Using √(-1) to Evaluate Integrals -- Contour Integration -- Epilogue -- Solutions to the Challenge Problems. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910300406903321 |
Nahin Paul J | ||
New York, NY : , : Springer New York : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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