The shoelace book : a mathematical guide to the best (and worst) ways to lace your shoes / Burkard Polster.

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Mathematical world ; v. 24.
Main Author: Polster, Burkard
Language:English
Published: Providence, R.I. : American Mathematical Society, [2006], ©2006.
Series:Mathematical world ; v. 24.
Subjects:
Mathematics > Miscellanea.
Combinatorial optimization.
Shoelaces > Mathematics.
Mathématiques > Miscellanées.
Optimisation combinatoire.
Lacets > Mathématiques.
Genre:
Miscellanea.
Miscellanées.
Physical Description:x, 125 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Format: Book

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260 |a Providence, R.I. :  |b American Mathematical Society,  |c [2006], ©2006. 
300 |a x, 125 pages :  |b illustrations ;  |c 26 cm. 
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-122) and index. 
505 0 0 |t Preface --  |g 1.  |t Setting the stage --  |g 1.1  |t Popular lacings --  |g 1.2.  |t Dense, straight, superstraight, and simple lacings --  |g 1.3.  |t Notes --  |g 2.  |t One-column lacings --  |g 2.1. The  |t number of one-column n-lacings --  |g 2.2. The  |t shortest one-column n-lacings --  |g 2.3. The  |t longest one-column n-lacings --  |g 2.4.  |t Straight n-lacings and one-column n-lacings --  |g 2.5.  |t Notes --  |g 3.  |t Counting lacings --  |g 3.1. The  |t number of n-lacings --  |g 3.2.  |t Notes --  |g 4. The  |t shortest lacings --  |g 4.1.  |t Statement of results --  |g 4.2. The  |t shortest general and dense n-lacings --  |g 4.3. The  |t shortest straight n-lacings --  |g 4.4 The  |t shortest dense-and-straight n-lacings --  |g 4.5.  |t Comparing the lengths of some popular n-lacings --  |g 4.6.  |t Notes --  |g 5.  |t Variations on the shortest lacing problem --  |g 5.1.  |t Linear shoes --  |g 5.2.  |t Framed shoes --  |g 5.3.  |t General shoes --  |g 5.4.  |t Open lacings --  |g 5.5.  |t Multi-loop lacings --  |g 6. The  |t longest lacings --  |g 6.1.  |t Summary of results and conjectures --  |g 6.2. The  |t longest simple n-lacings --  |g 6.3. The  |t longest dense and general n-lacings --  |g 6.4. The  |t longest straight and superstraight n-lacings --  |g 6.5. The  |t n-lacings of longest vertical length --  |g 6.6  |t Notes -- 
505 0 0 |g 7. The  |t strongest lacings --  |g 7.1.  |t Statement of results --  |g 7.2. The  |t strongest n-lacings --  |g 7.3. The  |t strongest straight n-lacings --  |g 7.4.  |t Proofs of the lemmas --  |g 7.5.  |t Notes --  |g 8. The  |t weakest lacings --  |g 8.1.  |t Summary of results and conjectures --  |g 8.2.  |t Notes --  |g A.  |t Related mathematics --  |g A.1.  |t Traveling salesman problems --  |g A.2. The  |t shoelace formula --  |g B.  |t Loose ends --  |g B.1.  |t History--  |g B.2.  |t Shoelace superstitions --  |g B.3.  |t Questions of style --  |g B.4.  |t Fashion --  |g B.5.  |t What is the best way to lace your shoes? --  |g B.6.  |t Foot problems and lacings --  |g B.7.  |t What is the best way to tie your shoelaces--  |t References --  |t Index. 
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