Paperback. Pub Date :2012-07-02 Pages: 272 Language: English Publisher: Princeton University Press We all played tag when we were kids. What most of us dont realize is that this simple chase game is in fact an application of pursuit theory . and that the same principles of games like tag. dodgeball. and hide-and-seek are also at play in military strategy. high-seas chases by the Coast Guard. and even romantic pursuits. In Chases and Escapes. Paul Nahin gives us the first complete history of this fascinating area of ??mathematics. from its classical analytical beginnings to the present day. Drawing on game theory. geometry. linear algebra. target-tracking algorithms. and much more. Nahin also offers an array of challenging puzzles with their historical background and broader applications. Chases and Escapes includes solutions to all problems and provides computer programs tha...