The Art of Insight in Science and Engineering
Mastering Complexity
$96.47
- Paperback
408 pages
- Release Date
7 November 2014
Summary
Tools to make hard problems easier to solve.In this book, Sanjoy Mahajan shows us that the way to master complexity is through insight rather than precision. Precision can overwhelm us with information, whereas insight connects seemingly disparate pieces of information into a simple picture. Unlike computers, humans depend on insight. Based on the author’s fifteen years of teaching at MIT, Cambridge University, and Olin College, The Art of Insight in Science and Engineering shows us how to bu…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262526548 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262526549 |
| Author: | Sanjoy Mahajan |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 408 |
| Release Date: | 7 November 2014 |
| Weight: | 640g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 178mm x 17mm |
| Series: | The MIT Press |
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This book is definitely worth adding to your reading list.
—ScienceThe Art of Insight in Science and Engineering is a wonderful and fun book that fills a gap in existing science curricula.
—Physics Today[A]n inspiring though racy (some might even call it dangerous) book.
—Mathematical Association of America…a glorious range of examples…a very ambitious and very impressive book.
—American Journal of PhysicsAbout The Author
Sanjoy Mahajan
Sanjoy Mahajan is Associate Professor of Applied Science and Engineering at Olin College of Engineering and Visiting Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT. He was a Marshall Scholar at Oxford University and a Fellow of Corpus Christi College in the University of Cambridge, where he was a member of the physics faculty. He is the author of Street-Fighting Mathematics- The Art of Educated Guessing and Opportunistic Problem Solving (MIT Press).
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