Sink or Float

Thought Problems in Math and Physics

by: Keith Kendig

Sink or Float
Author: Keith Kendig

Publisher: Mathematical Association of America

Series: Dolciani Mathematical Expositions

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Format: Hardback

Publication date: 15 January 2009

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ISBN: 0883853396 ISBN 13: 9780883853399

Sink or Float by Keith Kendig

A collection of over 250 multiple-choice problems to challenge and delight everyone from school students to professional mathematicians. Top page

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This collection of problems drawn from mathematics and the real world reveals just how much can be learned by using everyday common sense. Its easily understandable style will hook school students and professional mathematicians alike. The more than 250 questions cover a wide range of classical mathematics and physics, with a solution and explanation provided for each one. A generous sprinkling of boxes appear throughout the text containing historical asides or little-known facts, which help make the book a starting point for some interesting discussions. The problems themselves can easily turn into serious debate-starters, and the book will find a natural home in the classroom. Often a single concrete problem represents an introduction to a more general concept or method of solution that the student will encounter later on. Conversely, a quick, common-sense solution to a problem can represent a surprising alternative to applying the standard but more lengthy technique. Top page

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Publisher & Imprint: Mathematical Association of America

City: Washington

Pages: 390

More info: height 253 mm width 177 mm weight 830 gr thickness 24 mm

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Age recommended: General/trade

Subject Indexing & Classification Dewey:(DC22) 510.76 Library of Congress Subject: Mathematics

Departments: Physics;

Record updated at: 24 May, 2013 time: 18:25

Summary Sink or Float Sink or float?; Contents; What do you think? A sampler; Geometry; Numbers; Astronomy; Archimedes' principle; Probability; Classical mechanics; Electricity and magnetism; Heat and wave phenomena; The leaking tank; Linear algebra; What do youthink? Answers; Geometry answers; Numbers answers; Astronomy answers; Archimedes' principle answers; Probability answers; Mechanics answers; Electricity answers; Heat and wave phenomena answers; The leaking tank answers; Linear algebra answers; Glossary. Top page

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