Guesstimation : (Record no. 32238)
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| fixed length control field | 181228b2008 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780691129495 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 519.544 WEI-L |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Weinstein, Lawrence |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Guesstimation : |
| Remainder of title | solving the world's problems on the back of a cocktail napkin / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Lawrence Weinstein and John A. Adam |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New Jersey |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Princeton University Press |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2008 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 301 p. |
| 365 ## - TRADE PRICE | |
| Price type code | INR |
| Price amount | 1250.00. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Guesstimation is a book that unlocks the power of approximation--it's popular mathematics rounded to the nearest power of ten! The ability to estimate is an important skill in daily life. More and more leading businesses today use estimation questions in interviews to test applicants' abilities to think on their feet. Guesstimation enables anyone with basic math and science skills to estimate virtually anything--quickly--using plausible assumptions and elementary arithmetic. Lawrence Weinstein and John Adam present an eclectic array of estimation problems that range from devilishly simple to quite sophisticated and from serious real-world concerns to downright silly ones. How long would it take a running faucet to fill the inverted dome of the Capitol? What is the total length of all the pickles consumed in the US in one year? What are the relative merits of internal-combustion and electric cars, of coal and nuclear energy? The problems are marvelously diverse, yet the skills to solve them are the same. The authors show how easy it is to derive useful ballpark estimates by breaking complex problems into simpler, more manageable ones--and how there can be many paths to the right answer. The book is written in a question-and-answer format with lots of hints along the way. It includes a handy appendix summarizing the few formulas and basic science concepts needed, and its small size and French-fold design make it conveniently portable. Illustrated with humorous pen-and-ink sketches, Guesstimation will delight popular-math enthusiasts and is ideal for the classroom. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Problem solving |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Estimation theory |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Problem solving--Methodology |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Adam, John A. |
| Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date last checked out | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | 510 | BITS Pilani Hyderabad | BITS Pilani Hyderabad | General Stack (For lending) | 28/12/2018 | 1250.00 | 11 | 519.544 WEI-L | 37363 | 08/02/2024 | 19/08/2023 | 28/12/2018 | Books |
