Guesstimation : solving the world's problems on the back of a cocktail napkin
(2008)
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
519.5/WEINSTEIN,L
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2008]
©2008
©2008
DESCRIPTION
xv, 301 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9780691129495 (clothbound : alk. paper), 0691129495 (clothbound : alk. paper)
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
How to solve problems -- Dealing with large numbers -- General questions -- Animals and people -- Transportation -- Energy and work -- Hydrocarbons and carbohydrates -- The earth the moon, and lots of gerbils -- Energy and the environment -- The atmosphere -- Risk -- Unanswered questions
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