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Back-of-the-Envelope Physics
BackoftheEnvelope Physics
Author: Clifford Swartz
Physicists use "back-of-the-envelope" estimates to check whether or not an idea could possibly be right. In many cases, the approximate solution is all that is needed. This compilation of 101 examples of back-of-the-envelope calculations celebrates a quantitative approach to solving physics problems. Drawing on a lifetime of physics research and...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780801872624
ISBN-10: 0801872626
Publication Date: 5/30/2003
Pages: 176
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Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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