# Street-Fighting Mathematics

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- Authors: [Sanjoy Mahajan](https://www.bookquiver.com/sanjoy-mahajan), [Carver A. Mead](https://www.bookquiver.com/carver-a-mead)
- Language: en_US
- Published: 2010-03-05

## Description

An antidote to mathematical rigor mortis, teaching how to guess answers without needing a proof or an exact calculation. In problem solving, as in street fighting, rules are for fools: do whatever works—don't...

## Editions

### Street-Fighting Mathematics

- Publisher: the_mit_press
- ISBN: 978-02-6251-429-3
- Pages: 152
- Published: 2010-03-05
- Language: en_US