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
Common activities, such as skipping, playing football, growing flowers, measuring saving accounts and many others are inherently mathematical. The text is centred on real-world phenomenon, such as how tall can one grow? Why do we get stuck in traffic? Can California water shortages be alleviated by towing icebergs from Antarctica? What is the fastest the 100-metre dash will ever be run? This text uses math and reasoning together, to produce models to explain everything from the federal debt to the proper technique for ski-jumping.
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"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 *
"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 | 9780691059488 |
| ISBN 10 | 0691059489 |
| Title | Towing Icebergs, Falling Dominoes, and Other Adventures in Applied Mathematics |
| Author | Robert B Banks |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Princeton University Press |
| Year published | 1998-12-20 |
| Number of pages | 427 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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