Description: Further DetailsTitle: X and the CityCondition: NewEAN: 9780691154640ISBN: 9780691154640Publisher: Princeton University PressFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 05/27/2012Item Height: 235mmItem Length: 152mmItem Weight: 595gLanguage: EnglishSubtitle: Modeling Aspects of Urban LifeISBN-10: 0691154643Description: X and the City, a book of diverse and accessible math-based topics, uses basic modeling to explore a wide range of entertaining questions about urban life. How do you estimate the number of dental or doctor's offices, gas stations, restaurants, or movie theaters in a city of a given size? How can mathematics be used to maximize traffic flow through tunnels? Can you predict whether a traffic light will stay green long enough for you to cross the intersection? And what is the likelihood that your city will be hit by an asteroid? Every math problem and equation in this book tells a story and examples are explained throughout in an informal and witty style. The level of mathematics ranges from precalculus through calculus to some differential equations, and any reader with knowledge of elementary calculus will be able to follow the materials with ease. There are also some more challenging problems sprinkled in for the more advanced reader. Filled with interesting and unusual observations about how cities work, X and the City shows how mathematics undergirds and plays an important part in the metropolitan landscape.Country/Region of Manufacture: USGenre: Science Nature & MathAuthor: John AdamRelease Year: 2012 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: X and the City
Title: X and the City
EAN: 9780691154640
ISBN: 9780691154640
Release Date: 05/27/2012
Release Year: 2012
Subtitle: Modeling Aspects of Urban Life
ISBN-10: 0691154643
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Genre: Science Nature & Math
Number of Pages: 336 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: X and the City : Modeling Aspects of Urban Life
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Item Height: 1.2 in
Subject: Probability & Statistics / General, General, Applied, Optimization
Publication Year: 2012
Item Weight: 21 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: John Adam
Item Length: 9.5 in
Subject Area: Mathematics
Item Width: 6.5 in
Format: Hardcover
