Lawrence Weinstein

Broschiertes Buch

Guesstimation 2.0

Solving Today's Problems on the Back of a Napkin

Illustrator: Edwards, Patricia

Beschreibung

Reveals the simple techniques needed to estimate virtually anything and illustrates them using an eclectic array of problems. This title shows how to estimate everything from how closely you can orbit a neutron star without being pulled apart by gravity, to the fuel used to transport your food from the farm to the store.

Autor

Lawrence Weinstein is University Professor of Physics at Old Dominion University. He is the coauthor of Guesstimation: Solving the World's Problems on the Back of a Cocktail Napkin (Princeton). Patricia Edwards is senior lecturer in art at Old Dominion University. A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, she lives in Norfolk, Virginia.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Princeton University Press
• With French Flaps edition
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 197mm x 116mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 342g
• ISBN-13: 9780691150802
• ISBN-10: 069115080X
• Artikelnr.: 35936978