Re: [Phys-l] Another problem Was: Re: real-world mechanics problem

[chuck britton <cvbritton@mac.com>]

The Preface begins thusly:

	Too much mathematical rigor teaches rigor mortis:

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At 3:03 PM -0800 2/9/11, Bernard Cleyet wrote:
> 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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