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Guesstimation 2.0: Solving Today's Problems on the Back of a Napkin

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ISBN-10: 069115080X
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Product Details

  • Paperback: 384 pages
  • Publisher: Princeton University Press (September 30, 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 069115080X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0691150802
  • Product Dimensions: 1 x 4.5 x 7.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
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By Dr. B. W. Langer on July 8, 2014
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Worth every penny. Stimulates the mind.
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This is a sequel to the original, and I recommend that you read that first. You need a good grounding in the basics.
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his is the follow up to Guesstimation. I found the range of questions interesting. I particularly enjoyed the astronomical and materials motivated questions. This book shows how thoughtful approximation and simple arithmetic can provide insights into the world around us and the limits imposed by physical laws and our perceptions.

I enjoyed the exploration of height of mountains, feeling trees with bullets, the death by netrinos from supernova, the hazards of space travel at close to light speed, the effects of tidal forces. The exploration of posited "green" solutions and behaviours was instructive.
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This second book follows pretty much the same formula as the first book. You do not have to read the first book to read the second. In fact, you can probably buy either of them to get the same enjoyment (if you like math type problems).

Essentially, the book is a series of problem solving exercises on estimation calculations with explanations. So if you want to go through many examples of various types of problems. You'll estimate solutions within a factor of 10 for problems such as "How tall would a stack of a trillion dollars be?". I think its a fun book. I've read the first version and bought the second. Each of the problems are relatively short and solutions are well explained.

I love math books especially problem solving types, so if you are of the same mind then you'll likely enjoy the book.
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By Esawning on February 19, 2013
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Loved reading this... I found it to be one of the best books on the topic I have run across....well written and understood...
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Like the first book, Dr. Weinstein has taken problems that at first blush seem insoluble (Fermi questions) and made them accesible to all of us. Great job.
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Good light reading
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