This book, which was written by an engineer, might have been more appropriately
subtitled, "Now that I have a scientific calculator, what do I do with it?" There
is little here in the way of proof but lots of formulas with explanations of how
to use them. The topics covered range from calculating the wind chill factor and
temperature humidity index to computing the time dilation effect predicted by
Einstein's theory of special relativity. Although not too many people will read
this for pleasure, the book could be used to advantage as a supplementary text
in a course in "cultural mathematics." It might well motivate students to learn
how to use a calculator while at the same time exposing them to some of the ways
math impinges on their lives. For most math collections.

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