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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 finan...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Weinstein, Lawrence, 1960- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2012.
Temas:
Estimation theory > Miscellanea.
Problem solving > Miscellanea.
Théorie de l'estimation > Miscellanées.
Résolution de problème > Miscellanées.
MATHEMATICS > Probability & Statistics > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Statistics.
Estimation theory
Problem solving
Trivia and miscellanea
Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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245 1 0 |a Guesstimation 2.0 :  |b Solving Today's Problems on the Back of a Napkin /  |c Lawrence Weinstein. 
260 |a Princeton, N.J. :  |b Princeton University Press,  |c ©2012. 
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a Cover; Halftitle; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; 1 How to Solve Problems; 2 General Questions; 2.1 Who unrolled the toilet paper?; 2.2 Money height; 2.3 Blotting out the Sun; 2.4 Really extra-large popcorn; 2.5 Building volume; 2.6 Mass of money; 2.7 A baseball in a glass of beer; 2.8 Life on the phone; 2.9 Money under the bridge; 2.10 Monkeys and Shakespeare; 2.11 The titans of siren; 2.12 Airheads at the movies; 2.13 Heavy cars and heavier people; 2.14 Peeing in the pool; 3 Recycling: What Really Matters?; 3.1 Water bottles. 
505 8 |a 3.2 99 bottles of beer on the wall . . .3.3 Can the aluminum; 3.4 Paper or plastic?; 3.5 Paper doesn't grow on trees!; 3.6 The rain in Spain . . .; 3.7 Bottom feeders; 3.8 You light up my life!; 4 The Five Senses; 4.1 Don't stare at the Sun; 4.2 Men of vision; 4.3 Light a single candle; 4.4 Oh say can you see?; 4.5 Bigger eyes; 4.6 They're watching us!; 4.7 Beam the energy down, Scotty!; 4.8 Oh say can you hear?; 4.9 Heavy loads; 5 Energy and Work; 5.1 Power up the stairs; 5.2 Power workout; 5.3 Water over the dam; 5.4 A hard nut to crack; 5.5 Mousetrap cars; 5.6 Push hard. 
505 8 |a 5.7 Pumping car tires5.8 Pumping bike tires; 5.9 Atomic bombs and confetti; 6 Energy and Transportation; 6.1 Gas-powered humans; 6.2 Driving across country; 6.3 Keep on trucking; 6.4 Keep on biking; 6.5 Keep on training; 6.6 Keep on flying; 6.7 To pee or not to pee; 6.8 Solar-powered cars; 6.9 Put a doughnut in your tank; 6.10 Perk up your car; 6.11 Don't slow down; 6.12 Throwing tomatoes; 7 Heavenly Bodies; 7.1 Orbiting the Sun; 7.2 Flying off the Earth; 7.3 The rings of Earth; 7.4 It is not in the stars to hold our destiny; 7.5 Orbiting a neutron star; 7.6 How high can we jump? 
505 8 |a 7.7 Collapsing Sun7.8 Splitting the Moon; 7.9 Splitting a smaller moon; 7.10 Spinning faster and slower; 7.11 Shrinking Sun; 7.12 Spinning Earth; 7.13 The dinosaur killer and the day; 7.14 The Yellowstone volcano and the day; 7.15 The orbiting Moon; 7.16 The shortest day; 8 Materials; 8.1 Stronger than spider silk; 8.2 Beanstalk to orbit; 8.3 Bolt failure; 8.4 Making mountains out of molecules; 8.5 Chopping down a tree; 9 Radiation; 9.1 Nuclear neutrinos; 9.2 Neutrinos and you; 9.3 Solar neutrinos; 9.4 Supernovas can be dangerous; 9.5 Reviving ancient bacteria; 9.6 Decaying protons. 
505 8 |a 9.7 Journey to the center of the galaxyAppendix A: Dealing with Large Numbers; A.1 Large Numbers; A.2 Precision, Lots of Digits, and Lying; A.3 Numbers and Units; Appendix B: Pegs to Hang Things On; Bibliography; Index. 
520 |a 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- 
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650 6 |a Résolution de problème  |v Miscellanées. 
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650 7 |a BUSINESS & ECONOMICS  |x Statistics.  |2 bisacsh 
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650 7 |a Problem solving  |2 fast 
655 7 |a Trivia and miscellanea  |2 fast 
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