Street-fighting mathematics : : the art of educated guessing and opportunistic problem solving /

Street-fighting mathematics : : the art of educated guessing and opportunistic problem solving / / Sanjoy Mahajan ; foreword by Carver A. Mead.

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An antidote to mathematical rigor mortis, teaching how to guess answers without needing a proof or an exact calculation.

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Mahajan, Sanjoy, 1969-
Year of Publication:2010
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
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Street-fighting mathematics : the art of educated guessing and opportunistic problem solving / Sanjoy Mahajan ; foreword by Carver A. Mead.
1st ed.
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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An antidote to mathematical rigor mortis, teaching how to guess answers without needing a proof or an exact calculation.
Intro -- Brief contents -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1 Dimensions -- 2 Easy cases -- 3 Lumping -- 4 Pictorial proofs -- 5 Taking out the big part -- 6 Analogy -- Bibliography -- Index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Problem solving.
Hypothesis.
Estimation theory.
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Street-fighting mathematics : the art of educated guessing and opportunistic problem solving /
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