How To Derive A Formula - Volume 2: Further Analytical Skills And Methods For Physical Scientists

Will artificial intelligence make scientific formulae redundant by eventually solving all current and future physical problems?The authors of this book would argue that there is still a vital role for humans to play in making sense of the laws of nature.To derive a formula one follows a series of steps, only the last of which is to check that the result is correct.The book is about unravelling this machinery.Mathematics is the 'queen of all sciences', but students encounter many obstacles in learning the subject: familiarization with the proofs of hundreds of theorems, mysterious symbols, and technical routines for which the usefulness is not obvious upfront.Learners could lose motivation, not seeing the wood for the trees.This two-volume book How to Derive a Formula is an attempt to engage learners by presenting mathematical methods in as simple terms as possible, with more of an emphasis on skills as opposed to technical knowledge.Based on intuition and common sense rather than mathe