Thinking about equations : a practical guide for developing mathematical intuition in the physical sciences and engineering /
Bernstein, Matt A.
Thinking about equations : a practical guide for developing mathematical intuition in the physical sciences and engineering / Matt A. Bernstein, William A. Friedman - Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2009 - xiv, 258 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index
Equations representing physical quantities -- A few pitfalls and a few useful tricks -- Limiting and special cases -- Diagrams, graphs, and symmetry -- Estimation and approximation -- Introduction to dimensional analysis and scaling -- Generalizing equations -- Several instructive examples
9780470186206 (pbk.) 0470186208 (pbk.)
Mathematical analysis
Physical sciences--Mathematics
Engineering mathematics
Thinking about equations : a practical guide for developing mathematical intuition in the physical sciences and engineering / Matt A. Bernstein, William A. Friedman - Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2009 - xiv, 258 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index
Equations representing physical quantities -- A few pitfalls and a few useful tricks -- Limiting and special cases -- Diagrams, graphs, and symmetry -- Estimation and approximation -- Introduction to dimensional analysis and scaling -- Generalizing equations -- Several instructive examples
9780470186206 (pbk.) 0470186208 (pbk.)
Mathematical analysis
Physical sciences--Mathematics
Engineering mathematics