Paul Nahin

Broschiertes Buch

Chases and Escapes

The Mathematics of Pursuit and Evasion

Beschreibung

We all played tag when we were kids. What most of us don't realize is that this simple chase game is in fact an application of pursuit theory. This book gives us the complete history of this area of mathematics, from its classical analytical beginnings to the present day.

Autor

Paul J. Nahin With a new preface by the author

Produktdetails

• Princeton Puzzlers
• Verlag: Princeton University Press
• Revised ed
• Seitenzahl: 286
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Juli 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 280g
• ISBN-13: 9780691155012
• ISBN-10: 0691155011
• Artikelnr.: 34743485

Rezensionen

"[A] fascinating history of the mathematics of pursuit, in which [Nahin] guides us masterfully through the maths itself--think lions and Christians, submarines and torpedoes, and the curvaceous flight of fighter aircraft."--Justin Mullins, New Scientist