The formula for perfect parallel parking
JAN 26, 2010
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.024031
Various : The formula for the perfect parking job was recently worked out by mathematician Simon Blackburn at the University of London."In November 2009, Vauxhall Motors commissioned me to write a report on some of the mathematics of parking,” said Blackburn. “It was a great opportunity to describe how ‘school’ mathematics can be used to understand a question that lots of people might ask, and I thoroughly enjoyed writing the report."Stanford mathematics professor Keith Devlin tells NPR’s Audie Cornish , “it’s actually a very clever use of simple mathematics.” Related links The formula for perfect parallel parking NPR The geometry of perfect parking
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