X and the City: Modeling Aspects of Urban Life

by John A. Adam

Book Overview

X and the City, a book of diverse and accessible math-based topics, uses basic modeling to explore a wide range of entertaining questions about urban life. How do you estimate the number of dental or doctor's offices, gas stations, restaurants, or movie theaters in a city of a given size? How can mathematics be used to maximize traffic flow through tunnels? Can you predict whether a traffic light will stay green long enough for you to cross...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691154643
• ISBN13: 9780691154640
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.3"