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Lang Matl
Author Banks, Robert.

Title Towing icebergs, falling dominoes, and other adventures in applied mathematics / Robert B. Banks.

Imprint Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1998.

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Location Call No. Status
 CCQ - Lusail Female Library  QA93    Available
 CCQ - Lusail Male Library  QA93    Available
Description xi, 328 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. [321]-326) and index.
Summary "Here Robert Banks presents a wide range of musings, both practical and entertaining, that have intrigued him and others: How tall can one grow? Why do we get stuck in traffic? Which football player would have a better chance of breaking away -
Subject Mathematics -- Popular works.
ISBN 0691059489 (cl : alk. paper)
0691102856 (pbk.)