MARC record from Internet Archive

LEADER: 08435cam 2201177Ma 4500
001 ocn794491907
003 OCoLC
005 20200923034218.0
008 981123t20121999njua ob 001 0 eng d
006 m o d
007 cr cn|||||||||
010 $z 2012932651
040 $aE7B$beng$epn$cE7B$dN$T$dYDXCP$dOCLCQ$dDEBSZ$dOCLCQ$dUMI$dCOO$dOCLCQ$dJSTOR$dOCLCF$dOCLCO$dOCLCQ$dIDEBK$dMHW$dMEAUC$dOCLCA$dTEFOD$dOCLCO$dC6I$dOCLCO$dOCLCQ$dOCLCO$dLOA$dOCLCO$dOCLCQ$dJBG$dAGLDB$dMOR$dPIFAG$dZCU$dOTZ$dOCLCQ$dMERUC$dOCLCQ$dIOG$dU3W$dEZ9$dUUM$dSTF$dWRM$dVTS$dCEF$dNRAMU$dICG$dINT$dVT2$dREC$dOCLCQ$dWYU$dLVT$dOCLCQ$dUAB$dDKC$dOCLCQ$dM8D$dUKAHL$dUKCRE
015 $aGBB226122$2bnb
016 7 $a016049171$2Uk
019 $a817078231$a829407031$a960200396$a961578606$a962693426$a988509171$a992103628$a994960008$a1037785956$a1038656511$a1038675738$a1045569944$a1055395492$a1064006382$a1103264596$a1153469008$a1181903566
020 $a9781400843039$q(electronic bk.)
020 $a1400843030$q(electronic bk.)
020 $z0691154996
020 $z0691059470$q(cloth alk. paper)
020 $z9780691154992
020 $z9780691102849
020 $z0691102848
020 $z1280494417
020 $z9781280494413
035 $a(OCoLC)794491907$z(OCoLC)817078231$z(OCoLC)829407031$z(OCoLC)960200396$z(OCoLC)961578606$z(OCoLC)962693426$z(OCoLC)988509171$z(OCoLC)992103628$z(OCoLC)994960008$z(OCoLC)1037785956$z(OCoLC)1038656511$z(OCoLC)1038675738$z(OCoLC)1045569944$z(OCoLC)1055395492$z(OCoLC)1064006382$z(OCoLC)1103264596$z(OCoLC)1153469008$z(OCoLC)1181903566
037 $aCL0500000198$bSafari Books Online
037 $a22573/cttmbv8$bJSTOR
037 $a16DD3A75-EAF9-4AD9-8742-08C5A9DE63B5$bOverDrive, Inc.$nhttp://www.overdrive.com
050 4 $aQA93$b.B358 2012eb
072 7 $aMAT$x039000$2bisacsh
072 7 $aMAT$x023000$2bisacsh
072 7 $aMAT$x026000$2bisacsh
072 7 $aMAT003000$2bisacsh
072 7 $aMAT025000$2bisacsh
072 7 $aPDZ$2bicssc
082 04 $a510$221
100 1 $aBanks, Robert,$d1922-2002.
245 10 $aSlicing pizzas, racing turtles, and further adventures in applied mathematics /$cRobert B. Banks.
260 $aPrinceton, N.J. :$bPrinceton University Press,$c2012, ©1999.
300 $a1 online resource (xi, 286 pages) :$billustrations.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $acomputer$bc$2rdamedia
338 $aonline resource$bcr$2rdacarrier
490 1 $aPrinceton puzzlers
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 279-284) and index.
520 $aHave you ever daydreamed about digging a hole to the other side of the world? Robert Banks not only entertains such ideas but, better yet, he supplies the mathematical know-how to turn fantasies into problem-solving adventures. In this sequel to the popular Towing Icebergs, Falling Dominoes (Princeton, 1998), Banks presents another collection of puzzles for readers interested in sharpening their thinking and mathematical skills. The problems range from the wondrous to the eminently practical. In one chapter, the author helps us determine the total number of people who have lived on e.
505 00 $gCh. 1.$tBroad stripes and bright stars --$gch. 2.$tMore stars, honeycombs, and snowflakes --$gch. 3.$tSlicing things like pizzas and watermelons --$gch. 4.$tRaindrops keep falling on my head and other goodies --$gch. 5.$tRaindrops and other goodies revisited --$gch. 6.$tWhich major rivers flow uphill --$gch. 7.$tA brief look at [pi], e, and some other famous numbers --$gch. 8.$tAnother look at some famous numbers --$gch. 9.$tGreat number sequences : prime, fibonacci, and hailstone --$gch. 10.$tA fast way to escape --$gch. 11.$tHow to get anywhere in about forty-two minutes --$gch. 12.$tHow fast should you run in the rain --$gch. 13.$tGreat turtle races : pursuit curves --$gch. 14.$tMore great turtle races : logarithmic spirals --$gch. 15.$tHow many people have ever lived --$gch. 16.$tThe great explosion of 2023 --$gch. 17.$tHow to make fairly nice valentines --$gch. 18.$tSomewhere over the rainbow --$gch. 19.$tMaking mathematical mountains --$gch. 20.$tHow to make mountains out of molehills --$gch. 21.$tMoving continents from here to there --$gch. 22.$tCartography : how to flatten spheres --$gch. 23.$tGrowth and spreading and mathematical analogies --$gch. 24.$tHow long is the seam on a baseball --$gch. 25.$tBaseball seams, pipe connections, and world travels --$gch. 26.$tLengths, areas, and volumes of all kinds of shapes.
650 0 $aMathematics$vPopular works.
650 7 $aMATHEMATICS$xEssays.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aMATHEMATICS$xPre-Calculus.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aMATHEMATICS$xReference.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aMATHEMATICS$xApplied.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aMathematics.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01012163
655 0 $aElectronic books.
655 4 $aElectronic books.
655 7 $aPopular works.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01423846
776 08 $iPrint version:$aBanks, Robert, 1922-$tSlicing pizzas, racing turtles, and further adventures in applied mathematics.$dPrinceton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2012, ©1999$w(DLC) 2012932651
830 0 $aPrinceton puzzlers.
856 40 $3Ebook Library$uhttp://public.eblib.com/choice/publicfullrecord.aspx?p=894679
856 40 $3ebrary$uhttp://site.ebrary.com/id/10555039
856 40 $3ebrary$uhttp://site.ebrary.com/id/10561988
856 40 $3EBSCOhost$uhttp://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=444116
856 40 $3JSTOR$uhttp://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt7sbwv
856 40 $3MacEwan University Access$uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest/detail.action?docID=894679$z(Unlimited Concurrent Users)$zfrom Ebook Central Academic Complete
856 40 $3MyiLibrary$uhttp://www.myilibrary.com?id=358964
856 40 $3OverDrive$uhttps://www.overdrive.com/search?q=16DD3A75-EAF9-4AD9-8742-08C5A9DE63B5
856 40 $3ProQuest Ebook Central$uhttp://public.ebookcentral.proquest.com/choice/publicfullrecord.aspx?p=894679
856 40 $3Safari Books Online$uhttp://proquest.safaribooksonline.com/9780691102849
856 40 $3Volltext$uhttp://proquest.tech.safaribooksonline.de/9780691102849$xVerlag
856 40 $zVIEW FULL TEXT$uhttp://VH7QX3XE2P.search.serialssolutions.com/?V=1.0&L=VH7QX3XE2P&S=JCs&C=TC0000681804&T=marc&tab=BOOKS
856 41 $3MyiLibrary, Table of contents$uhttp://www.myilibrary.com?id=358964&ref=toc
856 4 $3Excerpt$uhttp://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/1980-1/16D/D3A/75/SlicingPizzasRacingTurtlesandFurtherAdventures.epub
856 4 $3Excerpt$uhttps://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=16DD3A75-EAF9-4AD9-8742-08C5A9DE63B5&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
856 4 $3Image$uhttp://images.contentreserve.com/ImageType-100/1980-1/{16DD3A75-EAF9-4AD9-8742-08C5A9DE63B5}Img100.jpg
856 4 $3Safari Books Online$uhttp://proquest.safaribooksonline.com/9780691102849
856 40 $3University of Alberta Access$uhttps://www.safaribooksonline.com/library/view/-/9780691102849/?ar$z(Unlimited Concurrent Users)$zfrom Safari
856 40 $zAvailable to Stanford-affiliated users.$uhttp://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=444116$xWMS$yEBSCO Academic Comprehensive Collection$xProvider: EBSCO$xsubscribed$xeLoaderURL$xuc4$xucocn794491907
856 40 $uhttps://www.safaribooksonline.com/library/view/title/9780691102849/?ar?orpq&email=^u
856 40 $uhttp://www.vlebooks.com/vleweb/product/openreader?id=none&isbn=9781400843039
856 40 $uhttp://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/ucreative-ebooks/detail.action?docID=894679$zConnect to Ebook.
856 40 $uhttp://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781400843039
938 $aAskews and Holts Library Services$bASKH$nAH24091617
938 $aebrary$bEBRY$nebr10561988
938 $aEBSCOhost$bEBSC$n444116
938 $aProQuest MyiLibrary Digital eBook Collection$bIDEB$n358964
938 $aYBP Library Services$bYANK$n7446824
029 1 $aAU@$b000050767822
029 1 $aAU@$b000052910548
029 1 $aDEBBG$bBV041120516
029 1 $aDEBBG$bBV043059810
029 1 $aDEBBG$bBV044164250
029 1 $aDEBSZ$b372596142
029 1 $aDEBSZ$b372881157
029 1 $aDEBSZ$b382944186
029 1 $aDEBSZ$b396754147
029 1 $aDEBSZ$b446494615
029 1 $aGBVCP$b100369912X
029 1 $aNZ1$b16078021
994 $aZ0$bP4A
948 $hHELD BY P4A - 1350 OTHER HOLDINGS