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Buch, Englisch, 304 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 429 g

Reihe: Princeton Puzzlers

Banks

Slicing Pizzas, Racing Turtles, and Further Adventures in Applied Mathematics


Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-0-691-15499-2
Verlag: Princeton University Press

Buch, Englisch, 304 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 429 g

Reihe: Princeton Puzzlers

ISBN: 978-0-691-15499-2
Verlag: Princeton University Press


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 twenty-six chapters, Banks chooses topics that are fairly easy to analyze using relatively simple mathematics. The phenomena he describes are ones that we encounter in our daily lives or can visualize without much trouble. For example, how do you get the most pizza slices with the least number of cuts? To go from point A to point B in a downpour of rain, should you walk slowly, jog moderately, or run as fast as possible to get least wet? What is the length of the seam on a baseball? If all the ice in the world melted, what would happen to Florida, the Mississippi River, and Niagara Falls? Why do snowflakes have six sides?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.

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Preface ix

Acknowledgments xiii

Chapter 1 Broad Stripes and Bright Stars 3

Chapter 2 More Stars, Honeycombs, and Snowflakes 13

Chapter 3 Slicing Things Like Pizzas and Watermelons 23

Chapter 4 Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head and Other Goodies 34

Chapter 5 Raindrops and Other Goodies Revisited 44

Chapter 6 Which Major Rivers Flow Uphill? 49

Chapter 7 A Brief Look at pi, e, and Some Other Famous Numbers 57

Chapter 8 Another Look at Some Famous Numbers 69

Chapter 9 Great Number Sequences: Prime, Fibonacci, and Hailstone 78

Chapter 10 A Fast Way to Escape 97

Chapter 11 How to Get Anywhere in About Forty-Two Minutes 105

Chapter 12 How Fast Should You Run in the Rain? 114

Chapter 13 Great Turtle Races: Pursuit Curves 123

Chapter 14 More Great Turtle Races: Logarithmic Spirals 131

Chapter 15 How Many People Have Ever Lived? 138

Chapter 16 The Great Explosion of 2023 146

Chapter 17 How to Make Fairly Nice Valentines 153

Chapter 18 Somewhere Over the Rainbow 163

Chapter 19 Making Mathematical Mountains 177

Chapter 20 How to Make Mountains out of Molehills 184

Chapter 21 Moving Continents from Here to There 196

Chapter 22 Cartography: How to Flatten Spheres 204

Chapter 23 Growth and Spreading and Mathematical Analogies 219

Chapter 24 How Long Is the Seam on a Baseball? 232

Chapter 25 Baseball Seams, Pipe Connections, and World Travels 247

Chapter 26 Lengths, Areas, and Volumes of All Kinds of Shapes 256

References 279

Index 285


Banks, Robert B.
Robert B. Banks (1922-2002) was the author of "Towing Icebergs, Falling Dominoes, and Other Adventures in Applied Mathematics" (Princeton). He was professor of engineering at Northwestern University and dean of engineering at the University of Illinois at Chicago.



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