Thinking about equations : a practical guide for developing mathematical intuition in the physical sciences and engineering

Main Author: Bernstein
Other Authors: Friedman,
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley, 2009.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 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