Graph theory and plowing snow

Here in north Texas, we’re recovering from our third winter storm in two weeks, so I thought it’s timely to share this article about how mathematics can be used to efficiently plow the snow off the streets (apologies for the mild profanity):

http://www.wired.com/2015/02/mathematics-behind-getting-damned-snow-street/

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by John Quintanilla on March 6, 2015  •  Permalink
Posted in Computer science, Engagement

Posted by John Quintanilla on March 6, 2015

https://meangreenmath.com/2015/03/06/graph-theory-and-plowing-snow/

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