X and the City : Modeling Aspects of Urban Life /

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X and the City, a book of diverse and accessible math-based topics, uses basic modeling to explore a wide range of entertaining questions about urban life. How do you estimate the number of dental or doctor's offices, gas stations, restaurants, or movie theaters in a city of a given size? How c...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Adam, John A.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2012.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Mathematical models.
Cities and towns > Mathematical models.
MATHEMATICS > Applied.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Urban.
mathematical models.
Villes > Modeles mathematiques.
Vie urbaine > Modeles mathematiques.
Modeles mathematiques.
City and town life > Mathematical models.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:X and the City, a book of diverse and accessible math-based topics, uses basic modeling to explore a wide range of entertaining questions about urban life. How do you estimate the number of dental or doctor's offices, gas stations, restaurants, or movie theaters in a city of a given size? How can mathematics be used to maximize traffic flow through tunnels? Can you predict whether a traffic light will stay green long enough for you to cross the intersection? And what is the likelihood that your city will be hit by an asteroid? Every math problem and equation in this book tells.
Description matérielle:1 online resource.
ISBN:9781400841691

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