Thinking About Equations: A Practical Guide for Developing Mathematical Intuition in the Physical Sciences and Engineering

Thinking About Equations: A Practical Guide for Developing Mathematical Intuition in the Physical Sciences and Engineering

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1-258

  Bernstein, Matt A ^a   Friedman, William A ^a  

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DOI: 10.1002/9780470495032     Document Type: Book

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