Number-Crunching: Taming Unruly Computational Problems from Mathematical Physics to Science Fiction

by Paul J. Nahin

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More stimulating mathematics puzzles from bestselling author Paul Nahin

How do technicians repair broken communications cables at the bottom of the ocean without actually seeing them? What's the likelihood of plucking a needle out of a haystack the size of the Earth? And is it possible to use computers to create a universal library of everything ever written or every photo ever taken? These are just some of the intriguing questions...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0691144257

ISBN13:9780691144252

Release Date:August 2011

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:408 Pages

Weight:0.70 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 6.4" x 9.5"

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