{"product_id":"9780262526548","title":"The Art of Insight in Science and Engineering: Mastering Complexity","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eMahajan, Sanjoy\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe MIT Press\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11\/7\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eTools to make hard problems easier to solve.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book, Sanjoy Mahajan shows us that the way to master complexity is through insight rather than precision. Precision can overwhelm us with information, whereas insight connects seemingly disparate pieces of information into a simple picture. Unlike computers, humans depend on insight. Based on the author's fifteen years of teaching at MIT, Cambridge University, and Olin College, \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Insight in Science and Engineering\u003c\/i\u003e shows us how to build insight and find understanding, giving readers tools to help them solve any problem in science and engineering.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo master complexity, we can organize it or discard it. \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Insight in Science and Engineering\u003c\/i\u003e first teaches the tools for organizing complexity, then distinguishes the two paths for discarding complexity: with and without loss of information. Questions and problems throughout the text help readers master and apply these groups of tools. Armed with this three-part toolchest, and without complicated mathematics, readers can estimate the flight range of birds and planes and the strength of chemical bonds, understand the physics of pianos and xylophones, and explain why skies are blue and sunsets are red.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eArt of Insight in Science and Engineering\u003c\/i\u003e will appear in print and online under a Creative Commons Noncommercial Share Alike license.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The MIT Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43374441529599,"sku":"9780262526548","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780262526548_s600x595.jpg?v=1775597913","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780262526548","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}