Towing Icebergs, Falling Dominoes, and Other Adventures in Applied Mathematics

An engineering professor reveals how math and reasoning apply in the real world with a "fascinating" collection of problems and puzzles (Library Journal).
A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year

Although we seldom think of it, our lives are played out in a world of numbers. Such common activities as throwing baseballs, skipping rope, growing flowers, playing football, measuring savings accounts, and many others are inherently mathematical. So are more speculative problems that are si...