An edition of Towing icebergs, falling dominoes, and other adventures in applied mathematics (1998)

Towing icebergs, falling dominoes, and other adventures in applied mathematics

by

Cover of: Towing icebergs, falling dominoes, and other adventures in applied mathematics by Banks, Robert, Banks, Robert
Not in Library

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list

Check-In

×Close
Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
Today
Notes
Notes

Check nearby libraries

Buy this book

Last edited by MARC Bot
July 15, 2024 | History
Edit
An edition of Towing icebergs, falling dominoes, and other adventures in applied mathematics (1998)

Towing icebergs, falling dominoes, and other adventures in applied mathematics

by

Here Robert Banks presents a wide range of musings, both practical and entertaining, that have intrigued him and others: How tall can one grow? Why do we get stuck in traffic? Which football player would have a better chance of breaking away - a small, speedy wide receiver or a huge, slow linebacker? Can California water shortages be alleviated by towing icebergs from Antarctica? What is the fastest the 100-meter dash will ever be run?

The book's twenty-four concise chapters, each centered on a real-world phenomenon, are presented in an informal and engaging manner. Banks shows how math and simple reasoning together may produce elegant models that explain everything from the federal debt to the proper technique for ski jumping.

Publish Date
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Language
English
Pages
328

Check nearby libraries

Buy this book

Previews available in: English

Subjects

Mathematics, Popular works, Mathematics, popular works

Showing 1 featured edition. View all 1 editions?

Edition Availability
Cover of: Towing icebergs, falling dominoes, and other adventures in applied mathematics
Towing icebergs, falling dominoes, and other adventures in applied mathematics
1998, Princeton University Press
in English
  • Not in Library
Libraries near you: WorldCat

Add another edition?

Book Details

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [321]-326) and index.

Published in
Princeton, N.J

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
510
Library of Congress
QA93 .B36 1998, QA93.B36 1998, QA 93 B36 1998

The Physical Object

Pagination
xi, 328 p. :
Number of pages
328

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL345536M
Internet Archive
towingicebergsfa00bank
ISBN 10
0691059489
LCCN
98004557
OCLC/WorldCat
38474027
Library Thing
334084
Goodreads
6015293

Source records

Scriblio MARC record
Ithaca College Library MARC record
marc_openlibraries_sanfranciscopubliclibrary MARC record
Internet Archive item record
Internet Archive item record
Better World Books record
Library of Congress MARC record
marc_nuls MARC record
marc_columbia MARC record

Community Reviews (0)

Feedback?
No community reviews have been submitted for this work.

Lists

This work does not appear on any lists.

History

Download catalog record: RDF / JSON / OPDS | Wikipedia citation
July 15, 2024 Edited by MARC Bot import existing book
March 7, 2023 Edited by MARC Bot import existing book
September 28, 2021 Edited by ImportBot import existing book
November 28, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot import existing book
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user Imported from Scriblio MARC record