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Readings

The readings for each session are designed to be read after attending that session. For a listing of the topics discussed in each session, see here: (PDF)

The entire textbook as one file may be found here: (PDF - 1.0 MB)

Title page and table of contents (PDF)

References (PDF)


SES #TOPICSREADINGS
1Dimensions

Chap. 1 - Dimensions, pp. 3-12 (PDF)

Questions from lecture 1 (PDF)

2Extreme cases

Chap. 2 - Extreme cases, pp. 13-26 (PDF)

Questions and answers from lecture 2 (PDF)

3Application: drag

Chap. 2 - Extreme cases, pp. 26-30 (PDF)

Questions from lecture 3 (PDF)

4More on drag
5DiscretizationChap. 3 - Discretization, pp. 31-40 (PDF)
6Application: pendulum periodChap. 3 - Discretization, pp. 41-44 (PDF)
7Picture proofsChap. 4 - Picture proofs, pp. 45-56 (PDF)
8Taking out the big partChap. 5 - Taking out the big part, pp. 57-79 (PDF)
9AnalogyChap. 6 - Analogy, pp. 80-85 (PDF)
10Application: operatorsChap. 7 - Operators, pp. 86-90 (PDF)
11Application: singing logarithmsHandout - approximating logarithms using musical intervals (PDF)

 








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