The Math of Hunting Lions
Bibliography of papers on math & physics methods of hunting lions in the Sahara Desert.
“A Contribution to the Mathematical Theory of Big Game Hunting”, Pétard 1938
“On a Theorem of H. Pétard”, Roselius 1967
“Some Modern Mathematical Methods in the Theory of Lion Hunting”, Morphy 1968
“Further Techniques in the Theory of Big Game Hunting”, Dudley et al 1968
“15 New Ways To Catch A Lion”, Barrington 19761
“Lion-Hunting with Logic”, Euler 1985
“Hogyan fogjunk oroszlánt? [How to catch a lion?]” (HU), 19992
“Big Game Hunting for Graduate Students in Mathematics”, Athreya & Khare 2009
“COM3200: Programming Language Semantics: Chapter 5. Induction Techniques. 5.5. Backward Induction and Pétard’s BGH Theorem”, Birtwistle 2009
History
Lion Hunting and Other Mathematical Pursuits, Boas 1996
Further Reading
Piffles: “On the enfeeblement of mathematical skills by ‘Modern Mathematics’ and by similar soft intellectual trash in schools and universities”, Hammersley 196858ya (Knuth highlights as also amusing: “A Note on Piffles”, Smith 196759ya; “A rebuke of A. B. Smith’s paper, ‘A Note on Piffles’”, Farlow 198046ya)
“On The Nature of Mathematical Proofs”, Cohen 1961
t zero, Italo Calvino (possibly related)
Seven Years of Manifold: 1968–12198046ya; sometimes cited as Best Of Manifold.↩︎
Citation: Kós Géza1999-02, Középiskolai Matematikai és Fizikai Lapok v49 #2 p. 76–86↩︎