:a practical guide for developing mathematical intuition in the physical sciences and engineering
First Statement of Responsibility
/ Matt A. Bernstein, William A. Friedman
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Hoboken, N.J.
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: Wiley,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
, c2009.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xiv, 258 p. , ill. , 24 cm.
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Electronic
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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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.