Thinking about equations : a practical guide for developing mathematical intuition in the physical sciences and engineering - Bernstein; Friedman (Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley, 2009)
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
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Keywords: Mathematical analysis; Engineering mathematics; Physical sciences -- -- Mathematics