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015 $aGB99-W9677
020 $a0691059470 (cloth : alk. paper)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocm40417857
035 $9AQH5340CU
035 $a2522163
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dUKM$dC#P$dOrLoB-B
050 00 $aQA93$b.B358 1999
082 00 $a510$221
100 1 $aBanks, Robert.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nb2003011346
245 10 $aSlicing pizzas, racing turtles, and further adventures in applied mathematics /$cRobert B. Banks.
260 $aPrinceton, N.J. :$bPrinceton University Press,$c[1999], ©1999.
300 $axi, 286 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [279]-284) and index.
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 --
505 80 $gCh. 21.$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.
520 1 $a"In this sequel to 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.
520 8 $aIn one chapter, the author helps us determine the total number of people who have lived on earth; in another, he shows how an understanding of mathematical curves can help a thrifty lover, armed with construction paper and scissors, keep expenses down on Valentine's Day.".
520 8 $a"Covering a broad range of fields, from geography and environmental studies to map- and flag-making, Banks uses basic algebra and geometry to solve problems. If famous scientists have also pondered these questions, the author shares the historical details with the reader. Designed to entertain and to stimulate thinking, this book can be read for sheer personal enjoyment."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aMathematics$vPopular works.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008107571
650 4 $aMathematics$xPopular works.
852 00 $boff,eng$hQA93$i.B358 1999