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On 2011, Feb 09, , at 13:14, Mike Viotti wrote:
I'm not sure if this has been linked on this forum or not, but Sanjoy
Mahajan wrote a neat book on estimation in physics and mathematical problem
solving called Street-Fighting Mathematics: The art of Educated Guessing and
Opportunistic Problem Solving. It is free in PDF form online, and chapter 3
looks, among other things, at analyzing a pendulum with non-small
oscillations. Here's the link for those interested:
http://mitpress.mit.edu/books/full_pdfs/Street-Fighting_Mathematics.pdf
It may have, because I've seen the title. It's very interesting -- must peruse.
Unfortunately it doesn't directly address my problems, but may supply (a) method(s).
bc
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