Green-Eyed Dragons and Other Mathematical MonstersDavid Morin
Green-Eyed Dragons and Other Mathematical Monsters
by David Morin · first published 2018
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…limited understanding of physics, but I do plan on tackling the problems in the book linked at the top of that page, by the same author. It just requires basic algebra and sometimes a bit of calculus: The Green-Eyed Dragons and Other Mathematical Monsters > This book is a collection of 57 very challenging math problems with detailed solutions. It is written for anyone who enjoys pondering difficult problems for great lengths of time. The problems are…
on “Harvard Physics Problem of the Week (2002-2004)” ↗Interesting, but you don't get the credential, of course. David Morin is a physics instructor at Harvard who has written several books based on his teaching: The Green-Eyed Dragons and Other Mathematical Monsters (2018) Special Relativity: For the Enthusiastic Beginner (2017) Probability: For the Enthusiastic Beginner (2016) Problems and Solutions in Introductory Mechanics (2014) Electricity and Magnetism…
on “A Year of Stanford Education at $150: The Reading List” ↗