{"product_id":"zombies-calculus-colin-adams-9780691161907","title":"Zombies \u0026 Calculus","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA novel that uses calculus to help you survive a zombie apocalypse\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow can calculus help you survive the zombie apocalypse? Colin Adams, humor columnist for the \u003ci\u003eMathematical Intelligencer\u003c\/i\u003e and one of today's most outlandish and entertaining popular math writers, demonstrates how in this zombie adventure novel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eZombies and Calculus\u003c\/i\u003e is the account of Craig Williams, a math professor at a small liberal arts college in New England, who, in the middle of a calculus class, finds himself suddenly confronted by a late-arriving student whose hunger is not for knowledge. As the zombie virus spreads and civilization crumbles, Williams uses calculus to help his small band of survivors defeat the hordes of the undead. Along the way, readers learn how to avoid being eaten by taking advantage of the fact that zombies always point their tangent vector toward their target, and how to use exponential growth to determine the rate at which the virus is spreading. Williams also covers topics such as logistic growth, gravitational acceleration, predator-prey models, pursuit problems, the physics of combat, and more. With the aid of his story, you too can survive the zombie onslaught. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing easy-to-use appendixes that explain the book's mathematics in greater detail, \u003ci\u003eZombies and Calculus\u003c\/i\u003e is suitable both for those who have only recently gotten the calculus bug, as well as for those whose disease has advanced to the multivariable stage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Colin Adams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691161909\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691161907\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/22\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.59w x 0.84d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/04\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2014 pg. 134\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2015 pg. 1355","brand":"Colin Adams","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44365014204671,"sku":"9780691161907","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b1b6f85b-7e71-4c7c-8131-049c44d8ba93.jpg?v=1697056136","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/zombies-calculus-colin-adams-9780691161907","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}