Towing icebergs, falling dominoes, and other adventures in applied mathematics:
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IN APPLIED MATHEMATICS PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY
CONTENTS PREFACE IX ACKNOWLEDGMENTS XIII CHAPTER 1 UNITS AND DIMENSIONS
AND MACH NUMBERS 3 CHAPTER 2 ALLIGATOR EGGS AND THE FEDERAL DEBT 15
CHAPTER 3 CONTROLLING GROWTH AND PERCEIVING SPREAD 24 CHAPTER 4 LITTLE
THINGS FALLING FROM THE SKY 31 CHAPTER 5 BIG THINGS FALLING FROM THE SKY
42 CHAPTER 6 TOWING AND MELTING ENORMOUS ICEBERGS: PART I 54 CHAPTER 7
TOWING AND MELTING ENORMOUS ICEBERGS: PART II 68 CHAPTER 8 A BETTER WAY
TO SCORE THE OLYMPICS 79 CHAPTER 9 HOW TO CALCULATE THE ECONOMIC ENERGY
OF A NATION 93 CHAPTER 10 HOW TO START FOOTBALL GAMES, AND OTHER
PROBABLY GOOD IDEAS 109 CHAPTER 11 GIGANTIC NUMBERS AND EXTREME
EXPONENTS 121 CHAPTER 12 UPS AND DOWNS OF PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL 133
CHAPTER 13 A TOWER, A BRIDGE, AND A BEAUTIFUL ARCH 150 CHAPTER 14
JUMPING ROPES AND WIND TURBINES 168 CHAPTER 15 THE CRISIS OF THE
DEFICIT: GOMPERTZ TO THE RESCUE 179 CHAPTER 16 HOW TO REDUCE THE
POPULATION WITH DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS 189 VIII CONTENTS CHAPTER 17 SHOT
PUTS, BASKETBALLS, AND WATER FOUNTAINS 201 CHAPTER 18 BALLS AND STRIKES
AND HOME RUNS 219 CHAPTER 19 HOOKS AND SLICES AND HOLES IN ONE 234
CHAPTER 20 HAPPY LANDINGS IN THE SNOW 243 CHAPTER 21 WATER WAVES AND
FALLING DOMINOES 254 CHAPTER 22 SOMETHING SHOCKING ABOUT HIGHWAY TRAFFIC
270 CHAPTER 23 HOW TALL WILL I GROW? 283 CHAPTER 24 HOW FAST CAN RUNNERS
RUN? 300 REFERENCES 321 INDEX 327
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ROBERT B. BANKS TOWING ICEBERGS, FALLING DOMINOES, AND OTHER ADVENTURES
IN APPLIED MATHEMATICS PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY
CONTENTS PREFACE IX ACKNOWLEDGMENTS XIII CHAPTER 1 UNITS AND DIMENSIONS
AND MACH NUMBERS 3 CHAPTER 2 ALLIGATOR EGGS AND THE FEDERAL DEBT 15
CHAPTER 3 CONTROLLING GROWTH AND PERCEIVING SPREAD 24 CHAPTER 4 LITTLE
THINGS FALLING FROM THE SKY 31 CHAPTER 5 BIG THINGS FALLING FROM THE SKY
42 CHAPTER 6 TOWING AND MELTING ENORMOUS ICEBERGS: PART I 54 CHAPTER 7
TOWING AND MELTING ENORMOUS ICEBERGS: PART II 68 CHAPTER 8 A BETTER WAY
TO SCORE THE OLYMPICS 79 CHAPTER 9 HOW TO CALCULATE THE ECONOMIC ENERGY
OF A NATION 93 CHAPTER 10 HOW TO START FOOTBALL GAMES, AND OTHER
PROBABLY GOOD IDEAS 109 CHAPTER 11 GIGANTIC NUMBERS AND EXTREME
EXPONENTS 121 CHAPTER 12 UPS AND DOWNS OF PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL 133
CHAPTER 13 A TOWER, A BRIDGE, AND A BEAUTIFUL ARCH 150 CHAPTER 14
JUMPING ROPES AND WIND TURBINES 168 CHAPTER 15 THE CRISIS OF THE
DEFICIT: GOMPERTZ TO THE RESCUE 179 CHAPTER 16 HOW TO REDUCE THE
POPULATION WITH DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS 189 VIII CONTENTS CHAPTER 17 SHOT
PUTS, BASKETBALLS, AND WATER FOUNTAINS 201 CHAPTER 18 BALLS AND STRIKES
AND HOME RUNS 219 CHAPTER 19 HOOKS AND SLICES AND HOLES IN ONE 234
CHAPTER 20 HAPPY LANDINGS IN THE SNOW 243 CHAPTER 21 WATER WAVES AND
FALLING DOMINOES 254 CHAPTER 22 SOMETHING SHOCKING ABOUT HIGHWAY TRAFFIC
270 CHAPTER 23 HOW TALL WILL I GROW? 283 CHAPTER 24 HOW FAST CAN RUNNERS
RUN? 300 REFERENCES 321 INDEX 327 |
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