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Hello colleagues,

I want to share information regarding a book I am currently reading; The Art of Insight in Science and Engineering by Sanjoy Mahajan.

Few learning from this book so far;

a.) Common sense can go a long way to explain the physical systems around us
b.) Strategies like Divide and Conquer, Approximation, Proportionality reasoning etc.  can get us quite close to exact results without embracing complex Math and Physics.
c.) Third, amazed to see how Math helps to explain the nature and its intricacies. 

Hope my colleagues find this book a useful read.

Thank you Jayant.  Since I manage quarterly book reviews for another professional society.....I definitely would love to see this post gain a large following.  And as you might suspect, I frequently add books to my own reading list.  Usually in quantities that keep me from ever reading them all.  I will add one book to this list, to help a fellow INFORMS member and recent keynote speaker in Orlando.  Data-Driven Talent Management: Using Analytics to Improve Employee Experience by Kristin Saling.  It is available for pre-order on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Data-Driven-Talent-Management-Analytics-Experience/dp/1398615781/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3FWMOFU9U6KQ0&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.i8AvAuCiIVzmE50ra7HvwgCB2NC4qUEk1H4Ikm9c4ZVnjwBPTwNoCpKEk2b7d7keRYumgL8F6vJ5uvfQg9ihNOxXDF-RNl-ypMCWvabcBRUfVzVZvRBe0oXY8AlRvlffHgq44TqYnL5d22tqzgeNNg.Dds9Fh6gKWZdfHw_bN9IlkZnubxDfBKxKnXh3MySb50&dib_tag=se&keywords=kris+saling&qid=1714750142&sprefix=kris+saling%2Caps%2C140&sr=8-1

Hello colleagues,

I want to share information regarding a book I am currently reading; The Art of Insight in Science and Engineering by Sanjoy Mahajan.

Few learning from this book so far;

a.) Common sense can go a long way to explain the physical systems around us
b.) Strategies like Divide and Conquer, Approximation, Proportionality reasoning etc.  can get us quite close to exact results without embracing complex Math and Physics.
c.) Third, amazed to see how Math helps to explain the nature and its intricacies. 

Hope my colleagues find this book a useful read.

Hello colleagues,

I want to share information regarding a book I am currently reading; The Art of Insight in Science and Engineering by Sanjoy Mahajan.

Few learning from this book so far;

a.) Common sense can go a long way to explain the physical systems around us
b.) Strategies like Divide and Conquer, Approximation, Proportionality reasoning etc.  can get us quite close to exact results without embracing complex Math and Physics.
c.) Third, amazed to see how Math helps to explain the nature and its intricacies. 

Hope my colleagues find this book a useful read.

Thank you, very helpful information.  I used "Against the Gods" - History of Risk Management and some of Woolsey Papers

Hello colleagues,

I want to share information regarding a book I am currently reading; The Art of Insight in Science and Engineering by Sanjoy Mahajan.

Few learning from this book so far;

a.) Common sense can go a long way to explain the physical systems around us
b.) Strategies like Divide and Conquer, Approximation, Proportionality reasoning etc.  can get us quite close to exact results without embracing complex Math and Physics.
c.) Third, amazed to see how Math helps to explain the nature and its intricacies. 

Hope my colleagues find this book a useful read.