Guesstimation 2.0: Solving Today's Problems on the Back of a Napkin
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Description
Guesstimation 2.0 reveals the simple and effective techniques needed to estimate virtually anything--quickly--and illustrates them using an eclectic array of problems. A stimulating follow-up to Guesstimation, this is the must-have book for anyone preparing for a job interview in technology or finance, where more and more leading businesses test applicants using estimation questions just like these.
The ability to guesstimate on your feet is an essential skill to have in today's world, whether you're trying to distinguish between a billion-dollar subsidy and a trillion-dollar stimulus, a megawatt wind turbine and a gigawatt nuclear plant, or parts-per-million and parts-per-billion contaminants. Lawrence Weinstein begins with a concise tutorial on how to solve these kinds of order of magnitude problems, and then invites readers to have a go themselves. The book features dozens of problems along with helpful hints and easy-to-understand solutions. It also includes appendixes containing useful formulas and more.
ISBN
9780691150802
Publication Date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press
City
Princeton, New Jersey
Keywords
Estimation theory, Problem solving, Math games
Disciplines
Mathematics | Statistics and Probability
Recommended Citation
Weinstein, Lawrence, "Guesstimation 2.0: Solving Today's Problems on the Back of a Napkin" (2012). Physics Faculty Books. 5.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/physics_books/5