Paul Nahin Chases and Escapes (Paperback) Princeton Puzzlers

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Chases and EscapesCondition: NewEAN: 9780691155012ISBN: 9780691155012Publisher: Princeton University PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 07/22/2012Item Height: 216mmItem Length: 140mmItem Weight: 255gLanguage: EnglishSubtitle: The Mathematics of Pursuit and EvasionISBN-10: 0691155011Description: 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, and that the same principles of games like tag, dodgeball, and hide-and-seek are also at play in military strategy, high-seas chases by the Coast Guard, and even romantic pursuits. In Chases and Escapes, Paul Nahin gives us the first complete history of this fascinating area of mathematics, from its classical analytical beginnings to the present day. Drawing on game theory, geometry, linear algebra, target-tracking algorithms, and much more, Nahin also offers an array of challenging puzzles with their historical background and broader applications. Chases and Escapes includes solutions to all problems and provides computer programs that readers can use for their own cutting-edge analysis. Now with a gripping new preface on how the Enola Gay escaped the shock wave from the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, this book will appeal to anyone interested in the mathematics that underlie pursuit and evasion.Country/Region of Manufacture: USGenre: Science Nature & MathBook Series: Princeton PuzzlersAuthor: Paul NahinRelease 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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