{"publishers": ["University Science Books"], "number_of_pages": 211, "subtitle": "More Adventures in Environmental Problem Solving", "weight": "1 pounds", "isbn_10": ["1891389173"], "covers": [939814], "physical_format": "Paperback", "lc_classifications": ["GE45.M38H37 2001", "GE45.M38 H37 2001"], "key": "/books/OL8716634M", "authors": [{"key": "/authors/OL2758556A"}], "languages": [{"key": "/languages/eng"}], "source_records": ["marc:marc_loc_2016/BooksAll.2016.part01.utf8:30982843:801", "bwb:9781891389177", "idb:9781891389177", "marc:harvard_bibliographic_metadata/20220215_034.bib.mrc:136737822:2857"], "title": "Consider a Cylindrical Cow", "lccn": ["00047663"], "identifiers": {"goodreads": ["2043642"], "librarything": ["6601112"]}, "isbn_13": ["9781891389177"], "first_sentence": {"type": "/type/text", "value": "No branch of mathematics is more widely used and misused in everyday life than probability."}, "subjects": ["Environmental Science", "The Environment", "Mathematics", "Environmental Studies", "Nature/Ecology", "Environmental sciences", "Problems, exercises, etc"], "publish_date": "February 2001", "works": [{"key": "/works/OL8303124W"}], "type": {"key": "/type/edition"}, "physical_dimensions": "9.2 x 7.4 x 0.4 inches", "oclc_numbers": ["45066391"], "description": {"type": "/type/text", "value": "\"Following in the tradition of Consider a Spherical Cow, the Cylindrical Cow will help students achieve a whole new level of environmental modeling and problem solving. Featuring a new core set of 25 fully worked-out problems, this book uses real problems in environmental science rather than relying on the more traditional \"cookbook\" problems found in textbooks. It is organized according to five thematic sections on probability, optimization, scaling, differential equations, and stability and feedback. Each section begins with a general treatment of the relevant mathematical concepts, and concludes with a range of homework exercises to help students sharpen their modeling skills.\" \"Like its predecessor, this book will empower students with the mathematical skills needed to cut through the complexity of real-world problems.\"--Jacket."}, "latest_revision": 12, "revision": 12, "created": {"type": "/type/datetime", "value": "2008-04-30T08:14:56.482104"}, "last_modified": {"type": "/type/datetime", "value": "2026-03-31T06:12:43.438734"}}