The Shoelace Book: A Mathematical Guide to the Best (and Worst) Ways to Lace Your Shoes - Mathematical World - Burkard Polster - Books - American Mathematical Society - 9780821839331 - May 30, 2006
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The Shoelace Book: A Mathematical Guide to the Best (and Worst) Ways to Lace Your Shoes - Mathematical World Illustrated edition


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Crisscross, zigzag, bowtie, devil, angel, or star: which are the longest, the shortest, the strongest, and the weakest lacings? This book presents the mathematics of shoelaces which is a mix of combinatorics and elementary calculus.


125 pages, Illustrations

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released May 30, 2006
ISBN13 9780821839331
Publishers American Mathematical Society
Pages 125
Dimensions 177 × 254 × 7 mm   ·   264 g

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