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Slicing pizzas, racing turtles, and further adventures in applied mathematics /

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 (Princet...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Banks, Robert, 1922-2002
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2012, ©1999.
Colección:Princeton puzzlers.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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 e.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 286 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-284) and index.
ISBN:9781400843039
1400843030