Street-Fighting Mathematics : The Art of Educated Guessing and Opportunistic Problem Solving /

"In Street-Fighting Mathematics, Sanjoy Mahajan builds, sharpens, and demonstrates tools for educated guessing and down-and-dirty, opportunistic problem solving across diverse fields of knowledge - from mathematics to management. Mahajan describes six tools: dimensional analysis, easy cases, lu...

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Huvudupphovsman: Mahajan, Sanjoy, 1969-
Materialtyp: Elektronisk E-bok
Språk:engelska
Publicerad: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 2010.
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Innehållsförteckning:
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • 1 Dimensions
  • 2 Easy cases
  • 3 Lumping
  • 4 Pictorial proofs
  • 5 Taking out the big part
  • 6 Analogy
  • Bibliography
  • Index.