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"Millennium Legacies" by Henry Petroski. American Scientist, September-October, 2001. pp. 396-400.
Petroski describes some of London's projects related to the Millennium. Readers might find the Millennium Dome or giant Ferris wheel interesting, but of special interest to mathematicians is the part of the article that deals with the Millennium Bridge. When pedestrians were first allowed to walk across the bridge, it swayed noticeably. The bridge had to be closed while the instability was analyzed and corrected. Although there are no equations presented in the article, the description of the problem and its resolution would be a good exercise in differential equations.
--- Mike Breen
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