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Chases and Escapes: The Mathematics of Pursuit and Evasion (New in Paper)
Chases and Escapes The Mathematics of Pursuit and Evasion - New in Paper
Author: Paul J. Nahin
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, dodge ball, 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,...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780691155012
ISBN-10: 0691155011
Publication Date: 6/4/2012
Pages: 272
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Publisher: Princeton University Press
Book Type: Paperback
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