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Mathematical Association of America, 1995. Paperback. Good. Unmarked text. Phone numbers on back end page. Soft corner crease on back cover. Illustrated. In the famous paper of 1938, 'A Contribution to the Mathematical Theory of Big Game Hunting', written by Ralph Boas along with Frank Smithies, using the pseudonym H. W. O. Petard, Boas describes sixteen methods for hunting a lion. This marvelous collection of Boas memorabilia contains not only the original article, but also several additional articles, as late as 1985, giving many further methods. 308p
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Lion Hunting and Other Mathematical Pursuits: A Collection of Mathematics, Verse, and Stories by the Late Ralph P. Boas, Jr Paperback - 1996
by Ralph P. Boas; Gerald L. Alexanderson (Editor); Dale H. Mugler (Editor)
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This little known mathematical discipline has not, of recent years, received in the literature the attention which, in our opinion, it deserves.
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- Title Lion Hunting and Other Mathematical Pursuits: A Collection of Mathematics, Verse, and Stories by the Late Ralph P. Boas, Jr
- Author Ralph P. Boas; Gerald L. Alexanderson (Editor); Dale H. Mugler (Editor)
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- Edition 1st edition
- Pages 320
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Mathematical Association of America (MAA), Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
- Date September 26, 1996
- ISBN 9780883853238 / 088385323X
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 94078313
- Dewey Decimal Code 510
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