Guesstimation: solving the world's problems on the back of a cocktail napkin/
Weinstein, Lawrence 1960-
Guesstimation: solving the world's problems on the back of a cocktail napkin/ Lawrence Weinstein and John A. Adam. - Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, c2008. - xv, 301 p.: ill.; 19 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-297) and index.
Unlocks the power of approximation-- popular mathematics rounded to the nearest power of ten. The ability to estimate is an important skill in daily life.
9780691129495 (clothbound : alk. paper) 0691129495 (clothbound : alk. paper)
2007033928
GBA819771 bnb
Estimation theory.
Problem solving
519.544
Guesstimation: solving the world's problems on the back of a cocktail napkin/ Lawrence Weinstein and John A. Adam. - Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, c2008. - xv, 301 p.: ill.; 19 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-297) and index.
Unlocks the power of approximation-- popular mathematics rounded to the nearest power of ten. The ability to estimate is an important skill in daily life.
9780691129495 (clothbound : alk. paper) 0691129495 (clothbound : alk. paper)
2007033928
GBA819771 bnb
Estimation theory.
Problem solving
519.544