An equation for every occasion
Subtitle: fifty-two formulas and why they matter
By: John M. Henshaw ; with contributions from Steven Lewis
Contributors: Lewis, Steven, 1989-
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 187
ISBN-13: 9781421414911
Subjects: Miscellanea; Mathematical analysis; Mathematical models
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-183) and index.
Table of contents: title: As the Earth draws the apple; title: And all the children are above average; title: The lady with the mystic smile; title: The heart has its reasons; title: AC/DC; title: The Doppler effect; title: Do I look fat in these jeans?; title: Zeros and ones; title: Tsunami; title: When the chips are down; title: A stretch of the imagination; title: Woodstock nation; title: What is [pi]?; title: No sweat; title: Road range; title: The bends; title: It's not the heat, it's the humidity; title: The world's most beautiful equation; title: Breaking the law; title: The Mars curse; title: Eureka!; title: A penny saved...; title: If I only had a brain; title: Because it was there; title: Four eyes; title: Bee sting; title: Here comes the sun; title: A leg to stand on; title: Love is a roller coaster; title: Loss factor; title: A slippery slope; title: Transformers; title: A house of cards; title: Let there be light; title: Smarty pants; title: As old as the hills; title: Can you hear me now?; title: Decay heat; title: Zero, one, infinity; title: Terminal velocity; title: Water, water, everywhere; title: Dog days; title: Body heat; title: Red hot; title: A bolt from the blue; title: Like oil and water; title: Fish story; title: Making waves; title: A drop in the bucket; title: Fracking unbelievable; title: Take two aspirins and call me in the morning; title: The world's most famous equation.