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Approximating Perfection: A Mathematician´s Journey into the World of Mechanics
Leonid P. Lebedev
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Description for Approximating Perfection: A Mathematician´s Journey into the World of Mechanics
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 35 line illus. BIC Classification: PBW; TGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 235 x 19. Weight in Grams: 378.
This is a book for those who enjoy thinking about how and why Nature can be described using mathematical tools. Approximating Perfection considers the background behind mechanics as well as the mathematical ideas that play key roles in mechanical applications. Concentrating on the models of applied mechanics, the book engages the reader in the types of nuts-and-bolts considerations that are normally avoided in formal engineering courses: how and why models remain imperfect, and the factors that motivated their development. The opening chapter reviews and reconsiders the basics of calculus from a fully applied point of view; subsequent chapters explore selected ... Read more
This is a book for those who enjoy thinking about how and why Nature can be described using mathematical tools. Approximating Perfection considers the background behind mechanics as well as the mathematical ideas that play key roles in mechanical applications. Concentrating on the models of applied mechanics, the book engages the reader in the types of nuts-and-bolts considerations that are normally avoided in formal engineering courses: how and why models remain imperfect, and the factors that motivated their development. The opening chapter reviews and reconsiders the basics of calculus from a fully applied point of view; subsequent chapters explore selected ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691168265
SKU
V9780691168265
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About Leonid P. Lebedev
Leonid P. Lebedev is Professor of Mathematics at the National University of Colombia and Professor of Mechanics and Mathematics at Rostov State University in Russia. He is the author of Functional Analysis in Mechanics and Functional Analysis: Applications in Mechanics and Inverse Problems. Michael J. Cloud is Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Lawrence Technological University. He is the ... Read more
Reviews for Approximating Perfection: A Mathematician´s Journey into the World of Mechanics
"A well-written general-interest introduction to classical mechanics."
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