10 Sep
2003
10 Sep
'03
12:17 p.m.
On Wednesday, Sep 10, 2003, at 12:31 US/Eastern, Fred Cisin wrote:
Q: If such a critter were to start at page one of
volume 1 of Knuth
("Numerical Algorithms"?) and eat straight through to the last page of
volume 3 ("Sorting and Searching"), how far would he go? To simplify
the
arithmetic, we'll adjust the dimensions and say that each cover is 1/8
inch thick, and the paper of each volume is 1 inch thick.
easy - assuming normal arrangement of the volumes on a shelf - 1 1/2" -
billp