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Slicing Pizzas, Racing Turtles, and Further Adventures in Applied Mathematics by Robert Banks (1999, Hardcover, Illustrated) 
Slicing Pizzas, Racing Turtles, and Further Adventures in Applied Mathematics by Robert Banks (1999, Hardcover, Illustrated)

 
Slicing Pizzas, Racing Turtles, and Further Adventures in Applied Mathematics by Robert Banks (1999, Hardcover, Illustrated)

Author: Robert Banks
Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr
Publication Date: 1999-08-01
Language: English
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-10: 0691059470
ISBN-13: 9780691059471
Product ID: EPID415197
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Publication Date:1999-08-01
Edition Description:Illustrated

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Length:286 pages
Height:9.3 in
Width:6.5 in
Thickness:1.0 in
Weight:20.8 oz

Publisher's Note
Have 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 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.

In this sequel to "Towing Icebergs, Falling Dominoes, and Other Adventures in Applied Mathematics" Banks supplies the mathematical know-how to turn fantasies into problem-solving adventures. 7 halftones. 86 line illustrations.

Industry Reviews
"Emeritus engineering professor Robert Banks is author of "Towing Icebergs, Falling Dominos, and Other Adventures in Applied Mathematics." In that earlier volume, as in the current one, he displayed a playful imagination and love of the fantastic that one would not ordinarily associate with a mathematical engineer."
Christian Science Monitor - Frederick Pratter (08/19/1999)

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