02435nam 2200709Ia 450 991045562920332120250414170437.097866125418659780262514293(paperback)026251429X(paperback)9781282541863128254186297802622658810262265885(CKB)2520000000006523(OCoLC)608692427(CaPaEBR)ebrary10372260(SSID)ssj0000428972(PQKBManifestationID)11323189(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000428972(PQKBWorkID)10443221(PQKB)11756942(FR-PaCSA)88800184(MiAaPQ)EBC3339116(ScCtBLL)177e3e2e-c4d7-4f9f-8545-946d295167e1(FRCYB88800184)88800184(oapen)doab77878(EXLCZ)99252000000000652320090727d2010 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrStreet-fighting mathematics the art of educated guessing and opportunistic problem solving /Sanjoy Mahajan ; foreword by Carver A. Mead1st ed.Cambridge, MA MIT Pressc2010Cambridge, MA, USAMIT Press20101 online resource (153 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9780262514293 026251429X Includes bibliographical references and index.Intro -- Brief contents -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1 Dimensions -- 2 Easy cases -- 3 Lumping -- 4 Pictorial proofs -- 5 Taking out the big part -- 6 Analogy -- Bibliography -- Index.An antidote to mathematical rigor mortis, teaching how to guess answers without needing a proof or an exact calculation.Art of educated guessing and opportunistic problem solvingProblem solvingHypothesisEstimation theoryProblem solving.Hypothesis.Estimation theory.510Mahajan Sanjoy1969-972500Mead CarverMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455629203321Street-fighting mathematics2211434UNINA