Sink or Float - Keith Kendig

Sink or Float

Thought Problems in Math and Physics

(Autor)

Buch | Hardcover
390 Seiten
2009
Mathematical Association of America (Verlag)
978-0-88385-339-9 (ISBN)
57,35 inkl. MwSt
Over 250 problems drawn from mathematics and the real world revealing just how much can be learned by using everyday common sense. The author's easily understandable style will engage school students as well as professional mathematicians. Covers a wide range of classical maths and physics, with solutions and explanations provided.
This collection of problems drawn from mathematics and the real world reveals just how much can be learned by using everyday common sense. Its easily understandable style will hook school students and professional mathematicians alike. The more than 250 questions cover a wide range of classical mathematics and physics, with a solution and explanation provided for each one. A generous sprinkling of boxes appear throughout the text containing historical asides or little-known facts, which help make the book a starting point for some interesting discussions. The problems themselves can easily turn into serious debate-starters, and the book will find a natural home in the classroom. Often a single concrete problem represents an introduction to a more general concept or method of solution that the student will encounter later on. Conversely, a quick, common-sense solution to a problem can represent a surprising alternative to applying the standard but more lengthy technique.

Keith Kendig is a Professor in the Mathematics Department at Cleveland State University, Ohio.

Sink or float?; Contents; What do you think? A sampler; Geometry; Numbers; Astronomy; Archimedes' principle; Probability; Classical mechanics; Electricity and magnetism; Heat and wave phenomena; The leaking tank; Linear algebra; What do youthink? Answers; Geometry answers; Numbers answers; Astronomy answers; Archimedes' principle answers; Probability answers; Mechanics answers; Electricity answers; Heat and wave phenomena answers; The leaking tank answers; Linear algebra answers; Glossary.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 15.1.2009
Reihe/Serie Dolciani Mathematical Expositions
Zusatzinfo Worked examples or Exercises
Verlagsort Washington
Sprache englisch
Maße 184 x 262 mm
Gewicht 830 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Natur / Technik
Mathematik / Informatik Mathematik Allgemeines / Lexika
Mathematik / Informatik Mathematik Mathematische Spiele und Unterhaltung
Naturwissenschaften Physik / Astronomie
ISBN-10 0-88385-339-6 / 0883853396
ISBN-13 978-0-88385-339-9 / 9780883853399
Zustand Neuware
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