The Art of Doing Science and Engineering: Learning to Learn
by Richard W. Hamming
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 9056995014
- ISBN 13
- 9789056995010
- Seller
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Davis, California, United States
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About This Item
No Dust Jacket
Book: The acetate protective covering on the title panel has partial separation on the right side (photo). A small tear on the top of the spine (photo). Minor shelf wear on either panel.
No marks or entries or blemishes on any of the page surfaces. No page toning except for light soiling on page edges. Rare find. The book was referenced often but well cared for.
Highly effective thinking is an art that engineers and scientists can be taught to develop. By presenting actual experiences and analyzing them as they are described, the author conveys the developmental thought processes employed and shows a style of thinking that leads to successful results is something that can be learned. Along with spectacular successes, the author also conveys how failures contributed to shaping the thought processes. Provides the reader with a style of thinking that will enhance a person's ability to function as a problem-solver of complex technical issues. Consists of a collection of stories about the author's participation in significant discoveries, relating how those discoveries came about and, most importantly, provides analysis about the thought processes and reasoning that took place as the author and his associates progressed through engineering problems.
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- Bookseller
- Logos Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 361
- Title
- The Art of Doing Science and Engineering
- Author
- Richard W. Hamming
- Format/Binding
- Acetate covered paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, 2nd Printing, 2003
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 9056995014
- ISBN 13
- 9789056995010
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2003
- Pages
- 364
- Size
- 6" x 9.25"
- Keywords
- Science & Engineering, Computer History and Programming
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