{"product_id":"mathematical-tools-for-real-world-applications-alexandr-draganov-9780262543965","title":"Mathematical Tools for Real-World Applications: A Gentle Introduction for Students and Practitioners","description":"\u003cb\u003eTechniques for applying mathematical concepts in the real world: six rarely taught but crucial tools for analysis, research, and problem-solving.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMany young graduates leave school with a solid knowledge of mathematical concepts but struggle to apply these concepts in practice. Real scientific and engineering problems are different from those found in textbooks: they are messier, take longer to solve, and standard solution recipes might not apply. This book fills the gap between what is taught in the typical college curriculum and what a practicing engineer or scientist needs to know. It presents six powerful tools for analysis, research, and problem-solving in the real world: dimensional analysis, limiting cases, symmetry, scaling, making order of magnitude estimates, and the method of successive approximations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book does not focus on formulaic manipulations of equations, but emphasizes analysis and explores connections between the equations and the application. Each chapter introduces a set of ideas and techniques and then shows how these techniques apply to a series of problems. (Knowledge of algebra and trigonometry, but not calculus, is required.) The final two chapters tie all six techniques together and apply them to two real-world problems: computing the probability of a rare, catastrophic event, and tracking a satellite with a GPS receiver. Readers will learn how to analyze, dissect, and gain insight into the results by using all the techniques presented in earlier chapters--and discover how analysis tools work on problems not concocted for a textbook. The appendix provides solutions to many of the problems found throughout the book. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlexandr Draganov was born and raised in Kyiv, Ukraine; in light of the current war in Ukraine he will donate 100% of his royalties for the first year to support medical and humanitarian efforts there.​\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alexandr Draganov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0262543966\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780262543965\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e MIT Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/02\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 306\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 6.93w x 0.79d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2023","brand":"Alexandr Draganov","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44072182972671,"sku":"9780262543965","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_274c69c1-5664-423b-becc-de0931def007.jpg?v=1685440431","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mathematical-tools-for-real-world-applications-alexandr-draganov-9780262543965","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}