Towing Icebergs, Falling Dominoes, and Other Adventures in Applied Mathematics
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Towing Icebergs, Falling Dominoes, and Other Adventures in Applied Mathematics by Robert B Banks
Presents a range of musings, both practical and entertaining, such as how tall can one grow? Why do we get stuck in traffic? This work 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.
The book reads like a pacey murder mystery but with a scintillating twist, the reader becomes an active participant in the forensic analysis.. [A] fabulous exposition of adventures in applied mathematics. It's already one of my favourite books. It's so good I find it hard to lay aside. -- B. L. Henry The Physicist In Towing Icebergs, Falling Dominoes former engineering professor Robert Banks reveals a startling fact: relatively simple maths can indeed be applied to an astonishing variety of relevant and interesting problems. There is something here for every mathematically inclined reader. The aerodynamics of balls in sport, the spread of diseases, traffic flow, the effect of meteor impacts--he deals with these and much more in engaging, well judged detail. -- Robert Matthews New Scientist Robert Banks's study of everyday phenomena is infused with infectious enthusiasm. Publishers Weekly
Robert B. Banks was a Professor of Engineering at Northwestern University and Dean of Engineering at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He served with the Ford Foundation in Mexico City and with the Asian Institute of Technology in Bangkok. He won numerous national and international honors, including being named Commander of the Order of the White Elephant by the King of Thailand and Commandeur dans l'Ordre des Palmes Academiques by the government of France.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780691102856 |
| ISBN 10 | 0691102856 |
| Title | Towing Icebergs, Falling Dominoes, and Other Adventures in Applied Mathematics |
| Author | Robert B Banks |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Princeton University Press |
| Year published | 2002-07-21 |
| Number of pages | 344 |
| Prizes | Runner-up for Choice Magazine Outstanding Reference/Academic Book Award 1999 |
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