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  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents ix
  3. Preface to the Paperback Edition xiii
  4. What You Need to Know to Read This Book (and How I Learned What I Needed to Know to Write It) xxvii
  5. Introduction 1
  6. Chapter 1. The Classic Pursuit Problem 7
  7. Chapter 2. Pursuit of (Mostly) Maneuvering Targets 41
  8. Chapter 3. Cyclic Pursuit 106
  9. Chapter 4. Seven Classic Evasion Problems 128
  10. Appendix A. Solution to the Challenge Problems of Section 1.1 187
  11. Appendix B. Solutions to the Challenge Problems of Section 1.2 190
  12. Appendix C. Solution to the Challenge Problem of Section 1.5 198
  13. Appendix D. Solution to the Challenge Problem of Section 2.2 202
  14. Appendix E. Solution to the Challenge Problem of Section 2.3 209
  15. Appendix F. Solution to the Challenge Problem of Section 2.5 214
  16. Appendix G. Solution to the Challenge Problem of Section 3.2 217
  17. Appendix H. Solution to the Challenge Problem of Section 4.3 219
  18. Appendix I. Solution to the Challenge Problem of Section 4.4 222
  19. Appendix J. Solution to the Challenge Problem of Section 4.7 224
  20. Appendix K. Guelman’s Proof 229
  21. Notes 235
  22. Bibliography 245
  23. Acknowledgments 249
  24. Index 251
  25. Backmatter 254
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400842063.7

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents ix
  3. Preface to the Paperback Edition xiii
  4. What You Need to Know to Read This Book (and How I Learned What I Needed to Know to Write It) xxvii
  5. Introduction 1
  6. Chapter 1. The Classic Pursuit Problem 7
  7. Chapter 2. Pursuit of (Mostly) Maneuvering Targets 41
  8. Chapter 3. Cyclic Pursuit 106
  9. Chapter 4. Seven Classic Evasion Problems 128
  10. Appendix A. Solution to the Challenge Problems of Section 1.1 187
  11. Appendix B. Solutions to the Challenge Problems of Section 1.2 190
  12. Appendix C. Solution to the Challenge Problem of Section 1.5 198
  13. Appendix D. Solution to the Challenge Problem of Section 2.2 202
  14. Appendix E. Solution to the Challenge Problem of Section 2.3 209
  15. Appendix F. Solution to the Challenge Problem of Section 2.5 214
  16. Appendix G. Solution to the Challenge Problem of Section 3.2 217
  17. Appendix H. Solution to the Challenge Problem of Section 4.3 219
  18. Appendix I. Solution to the Challenge Problem of Section 4.4 222
  19. Appendix J. Solution to the Challenge Problem of Section 4.7 224
  20. Appendix K. Guelman’s Proof 229
  21. Notes 235
  22. Bibliography 245
  23. Acknowledgments 249
  24. Index 251
  25. Backmatter 254
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