The author discloses the mathematics behind a host of whimsical and practical problems, including gauging the length of the seam on a baseball, predicting the results of melting polar ice caps, and digging a hole to China.
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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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32. Zustand: Wie neu. 1999. 286 pp., hardcover " 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 emin" Sprache: Deutsch. Artikel-Nr. 12139
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