Street-Fighting Mathematics - The Art of Educated Guessing and Opportunistic Problem Solving | 4.88 MB
English | 192 Pages

Title: Street-Fighting Mathematics
Author: Sanjoy Mahajan
Year: 2010

Description:
An antidote to mathematical rigor mortis, teaching how to guess answers without needing a proof or an exact calculation.
In problem solving, as in street fighting, rules are for fools: do whatever works—don't just stand there! Yet we often fear an unjustified leap even though it may land us on a correct result. Traditional mathematics teaching is largely about solving exactly stated problems exactly, yet life often hands us partly defined problems needing only moderately accurate solutions. This engaging book is an antidote to the rigor mortis brought on by too much mathematical rigor, teaching us how to guess answers without needing a proof or an exact calculation.
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,...

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