The mathematical mechanic : (Record no. 35092)
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| LC control number | 2022943169 |
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| International Standard Book Number | 9780691242057 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | DLC |
| Language of cataloging | eng |
| Description conventions | rda |
| Modifying agency | DLC |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | QA63. L48 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Levi, Mark |
| Relator term | author. |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The mathematical mechanic : |
| Remainder of title | using physical reasoning to solve problems |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | First Princeton science library edition. |
| 300 ## - Physical Description | |
| Pages: | 186 p |
| 490 0# - SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | Princeton science library |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Everybody knows that mathematics is indispensable to physics—imagine where we’d be today if Einstein and Newton didn’t have 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 that will amuse and inspire their inner physicist.<br/><br/>Levi turns math and physics upside down, revealing 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. Did you know it’s possible to derive the Pythagorean theorem by spinning a fish tank filled with water? Or that soap film holds the key to determining the cheapest container for a given volume? Or that the line of best fit for a data set can be found using a mechanical contraption made from a rod and springs? Levi demonstrates how to use physical intuition to solve these and other fascinating math problems. More than half the problems can be tackled by anyone with precalculus and basic geometry, while the more challenging problems require some calculus. This one-of-a-kind book explains physics and math concepts where needed, and includes an informative appendix of physical principles.<br/><br/>The Mathematical Mechanic will appeal to anyone interested in the little-known connections between mathematics and physics and how both endeavors relate to the world around us.---Summary provided by the publisher |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Problem solving. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Mathematical physics. |
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| Koha item type | Book |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Princeton : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Princeton University Press, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | [c2023] |
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| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Inventory number | Full call number | Accession No. | Checked out | Koha item type |
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| Mathematics | ICTS | Rack No 3 | 05/08/2024 | IN58 dt.07th May 2024 | QA63 .L48 | 02822 | 06/24/2024 | Book |