A Puzzle Journey through Africa: From Ethiopia to Mozambique (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781537039572)

Can dynamic programming be used to determine the optimal cargo for a van? Can Bayesian analysis be used to help locate a lion? These questions and more are served up in this book as puzzles to whet the reader's appetite for practical problem solving... It's a story of two youngsters named Abai and Ayana accompanying their parents on a trip through Africa during which a visual impression of contemporary African life and customs provides the backdrops for a selection of stimulating and challenging puzzles introducing concepts in math, physics, probability and statistics, and operations research...

Author: Vietanh Nguyen
ISBN-10: 1537039571
ISBN-13: 9781537039572
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 09/22/2016
Pages: 34
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.23lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.07d