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How to Guard an Art Gallery and Other Discrete Mathematical Adventures
T.S. Michael
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Description for How to Guard an Art Gallery and Other Discrete Mathematical Adventures
Paperback. The explanations and formulas can be grasped with a basic understanding of linear equations. Num Pages: 272 pages, 103, 103 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 330.
What is the maximum number of pizza slices one can get by making four straight cuts through a circular pizza? How does a computer determine the best set of pixels to represent a straight line on a computer screen? How many people at a minimum does it take to guard an art gallery? Discrete mathematics has the answer to these-and many other-questions of picking, choosing, and shuffling. T. S. Michael's gem of a book brings this vital but tough-to-teach subject to life using examples from real life and popular culture. Each chapter uses one problem-such as slicing a pizza-to ... Read more
What is the maximum number of pizza slices one can get by making four straight cuts through a circular pizza? How does a computer determine the best set of pixels to represent a straight line on a computer screen? How many people at a minimum does it take to guard an art gallery? Discrete mathematics has the answer to these-and many other-questions of picking, choosing, and shuffling. T. S. Michael's gem of a book brings this vital but tough-to-teach subject to life using examples from real life and popular culture. Each chapter uses one problem-such as slicing a pizza-to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801892998
SKU
V9780801892998
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About T.S. Michael
T. S. Michael is an associate professor of mathematics at the United States Naval Academy.
Reviews for How to Guard an Art Gallery and Other Discrete Mathematical Adventures
Seven great chapters that make discrete mathematics much more relevant to the real world.
John L. Hubisz The Physics Teacher 2009 A valuable reference for instructors teaching these topics. Choice 2010 Accessible and engaging, with many examples, pithy section titles, exercises, historical notes, and a bibliography for further reading.
Matthias Beck Mathematical Reviews 2010
John L. Hubisz The Physics Teacher 2009 A valuable reference for instructors teaching these topics. Choice 2010 Accessible and engaging, with many examples, pithy section titles, exercises, historical notes, and a bibliography for further reading.
Matthias Beck Mathematical Reviews 2010