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Approximating Perfection : A Mathematician's Journey into the World of Mechanics

This is a book for those who enjoy thinking about how and why Nature can be described using mathematical tools. Approximating Perfection considers the background behind mechanics as well as the mathematical ideas that play key roles in mechanical applications. Concentrating on the models of applied...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Lebedev, L. P. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 2004.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • The tools of calculus
  • The mechanics of continua
  • Elements of the strength of materials
  • Some questions of modeling in the natural sciences.