| Edition |
First Princeton Science Library edition. |
| Description |
xii, 186 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
| Series |
Princeton science library |
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Princeton science library.
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| Note |
First published in 2009. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-184) and index. |
| Summary |
"Everybody knows that mathematics is indispensable to physics--imagine where we'd be if Newton and Einstein hadn't had the math to back up their ideas. But how many people realize that physics can be used to produce many astonishing and strikingly elegant solutions in mathematics? Mark Levi shows how in this delightful book, treating readers to a host of entertaining problems and mind-bending puzzlers. Turning math and physics upside down, Levi reveals how physics can simplify proofs and lead to quicker solutions and new theorems, and how physical solutions can illustrate why results are true in ways lengthy mathematical calculations never can."--Back cover |
| Subject |
Problem solving.
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Mathematical physics.
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Mathematical physics. (OCoLC)fst01012104
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Problem solving. (OCoLC)fst01077890
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| ISBN |
9780691242057 (paperback) |
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0691242054 (paperback) |
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9780691244174 (ebook) |
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