Street-Fighting Mathematics: The Art of Educated Guessing and Opportunistic Problem Solving by Sanjoy Mahajan, Carver A. Mead

Street-Fighting Mathematics: The Art of Educated Guessing and Opportunistic Problem Solving

Sanjoy Mahajan, Carver A. Mead

134 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction mathematics reference science informative slow-paced
Powered by AI (Beta)
Loading...

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...

Read more

Community Reviews

Loading...

Content Warnings

Loading...