I own a book that may be relevant: "Bypasses: A Simple Approach to Complexity" by Z. A. Melzak, (New York, Wiley, 1983) 0-471-86854-X, or maybe it's too theoret

I own a book that may be relevant: "Bypasses: A Simple Approach to Complexity" by Z. A. Melzak, (New York, Wiley, 1983) 0-471-86854-X, or maybe it's too theoretical. A borrowable digital copy is at the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/bypasses00zdzi https://archive.org/details/bypasses00zdzi