Towing icebergs, falling dominoes, and other adventures in applied mathematics
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Towing icebergs, falling dominoes, and other adventures in applied mathematics
（Princeton paperbacks）
Princeton University Press, 2002
- : pbk.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [321]-326) and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
Although we seldom think of it, our lives are played out in a world of numbers. Such common activities as throwing baseballs, skipping rope, growing flowers, playing football, measuring savings accounts, and many others are inherently mathematical. So are more speculative problems that are simply fun to ponder in themselves - such as the best way to score Olympic events. Here Robert Banks presents a wide range of musings, both practical and entertaining, that have intrigued him and others: How tall can one grow? Why do we get stuck in traffic? Which football player would have a better chance of breaking away - a small, speedy wide receiver or a huge, slow linebacker? Can California water shortages be alleviated by towing icebergs from Antarctica? What is the fastest the 100-meter dash will ever be run? The book's twenty-four concise chapters, each centered on a real-world phenomenon, are presented in an informal and engaging manner. Banks shows how math and simple reasoning together may produce elegant models that explain everything from the federal debt to the proper technique for ski-jumping.
This book, which requires of its readers only a basic understanding of high school or college math, is for anyone fascinated by the workings of mathematics in our everyday lives, as well as its applications to what may be imagined. All will be rewarded with a myriad of interesting problems and the know-how to solve them.
目次
Preface Ch. 2Alligator Eggs and the Federal Debt Ch. 3Controlling Growth and Perceiving Spread Ch. 4Little Things Falling from the Sky Ch. 5Big Things Falling from the Sky Ch. 6Towing and Melting Enormous Icebergs: Part I Ch. 7Towing and Melting Enormous Icebergs: Part II Ch. 8A Better Way to Score the Olympics Ch. 9How to Calculate the Economic Energy of a Nation Ch. 10How to Start Football Games, and Other Probably Good Ideas Ch. 11Gigantic Numbers and Extreme Exponents Ch. 12Ups and Downs of Professional Football Ch. 13A Tower, a Bridge, and a Beautiful Arch Ch. 14Jumping Ropes and Wind Turbines Ch. 15The Crisis of the Deficit: Gompertz to the Rescue Ch. 16How to Reduce the Population with Differential Equations Ch. 17Shot Puts, Basketballs, and Water Fountains Ch. 18Balls and Strikes and Home Runs Ch. 19Hooks and Slices and Holes in One Ch. 20Happy Landings in the Snow Ch. 21Water Waves and Falling Dominoes Ch. 22Something Shocking about Highway Traffic Ch. 23How Tall Will I Grow? Ch. 24How Fast Can Runners Run? References Index
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