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245 10 a| Slicing pizzas, racing turtles, and further adventures in applied mathematicsh| [electronic resource] /c| Robert B. Banks.;

260 a| Princeton, N.J. :b| Princeton University Press,;

300 a| xi, 286 p. :b| ill. ;c| 22 cm.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-284) and index.;

505 00 g| ch. 1.t| Broad stripes and bright stars --g| ch. 2.t| More stars, honeycombs, and snowflakes --g| ch. 3.t| Slicing things like pizzas and watermelons --g| ch. 4.t| Raindrops keep falling on my head and other goodies --g| ch. 5.t| Raindrops and other goodies revisited --g| ch. 6.t| Which major rivers flow uphill --g| ch. 7.t| A brief look at [pi], e, and some other famous numbers --g| ch. 8.t| Another look at some famous numbers --g| ch. 9.t| Great number sequences : prime, fibonacci, and hailstone --g| ch. 10.t| A fast way to escape --g| ch. 11.t| How to get anywhere in about forty-two minutes --g| ch. 12.t| How fast should you run in the rain --g| ch. 13.t| Great turtle races : pursuit curves --g| ch. 14.t| More great turtle races : logarithmic spirals --g| ch. 15.t| How many people have ever lived --g| ch. 16.t| The great explosion of 2023 --g| ch. 17.t| How to make fairly nice valentines --g| ch. 18.t| Somewhere over the rainbow --g| ch. 19.t| Making mathematical mountains --g| ch. 20.t| How to make mountains out of molehills --g| ch. 21.t| Moving continents from here to there --g| ch. 22.t| Cartography : how to flatten spheres --g| ch. 23.t| Growth and spreading and mathematical analogies --g| ch. 24.t| How long is the seam on a baseball --g| ch. 25.t| Baseball seams, pipe connections, and world travels --g| ch. 26.t| Lengths, areas, and volumes of all kinds of shapes.;

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Slicing pizzas, racing turtles, and further adventures in applied mathematics / Robert B. Banks.

Author/creator	Banks, Robert, 1922-
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press,
Description	xi, 286 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Mathematics--Popular works. Mathematical recreations.

Contents	ch. 1. Broad stripes and bright stars -- ch. 2. More stars, honeycombs, and snowflakes -- ch. 3. Slicing things like pizzas and watermelons -- ch. 4. Raindrops keep falling on my head and other goodies -- ch. 5. Raindrops and other goodies revisited -- ch. 6. Which major rivers flow uphill -- ch. 7. A brief look at [pi], e, and some other famous numbers -- ch. 8. Another look at some famous numbers -- ch. 9. Great number sequences : prime, fibonacci, and hailstone -- ch. 10. A fast way to escape -- ch. 11. How to get anywhere in about forty-two minutes -- ch. 12. How fast should you run in the rain -- ch. 13. Great turtle races : pursuit curves -- ch. 14. More great turtle races : logarithmic spirals -- ch. 15. How many people have ever lived -- ch. 16. The great explosion of 2023 -- ch. 17. How to make fairly nice valentines -- ch. 18. Somewhere over the rainbow -- ch. 19. Making mathematical mountains -- ch. 20. How to make mountains out of molehills -- ch. 21. Moving continents from here to there -- ch. 22. Cartography : how to flatten spheres -- ch. 23. Growth and spreading and mathematical analogies -- ch. 24. How long is the seam on a baseball -- ch. 25. Baseball seams, pipe connections, and world travels -- ch. 26. Lengths, areas, and volumes of all kinds of shapes.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-284) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2012932651
ISBN	9780691154992 (pbk.)
ISBN	0691154996 (pbk.)

Slicing pizzas, racing turtles, and further adventures in applied mathematics / Robert B. Banks.

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