01099pamaa2200229 4500 0000046888 20121206090000.0 100326 eng 9780470186206 (pbk.) QA371 BER 2009 Bernstein 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, 2009. xiv, 258 p.: ill.; 24 cm. FAS 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 Mathematical analysis Engineering mathematics Physical sciences -- Mathematics Friedman, William A. www.wiley.com