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Infinite powers : the story of calculus - the language of the universe / Steven Strogatz.

By: Publisher: London : Atlantic Books, [2019]Copyright date: ©2019Description: xxiii, 360 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1786492954
  • 9781786492951
  • 9781786492975
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 515 23
LOC classification:
  • QA303.2 .S78 2019
Contents:
1. Infinity -- 2. The man who harnessed Infinity -- 3. Discovering the Laws of Motion -- 4. The dawn of Differential Calculus -- 5. The crossroads -- 6. The vocabulary of Change -- 7. The secret fountain -- 8. Fictions of the mind -- 9. The Logical Universe -- 10. Making waves -- 11. The future of Calculus.
Summary: This is the captivating story of mathematics' greatest ever idea: calculus. Without it, there would be no computers, no microwave ovens, no GPS, and no space travel. But before it gave modern man almost infinite powers, calculus was behind centuries of controversy, competition, and even death.00Taking us on a thrilling journey through three millennia, professor Steven Strogatz charts the development of this seminal achievement from the days of Aristotle to today's million-dollar reward that awaits whoever cracks Reimann's hypothesis. Filled with idiosyncratic characters from Pythagoras to Euler, Infinite Powers is a compelling human drama that reveals the legacy of calculus on nearly every aspect of modern civilisation, including science, politics, ethics, philosophy, and much besides.
Holdings
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Book Book NMC Library Stacks QA303.2 .S78 2019 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001535227

Includes bibliographical references (pages [333-343] and index.

1. Infinity -- 2. The man who harnessed Infinity -- 3. Discovering the Laws of Motion -- 4. The dawn of Differential Calculus -- 5. The crossroads -- 6. The vocabulary of Change -- 7. The secret fountain -- 8. Fictions of the mind -- 9. The Logical Universe -- 10. Making waves -- 11. The future of Calculus.

This is the captivating story of mathematics' greatest ever idea: calculus. Without it, there would be no computers, no microwave ovens, no GPS, and no space travel. But before it gave modern man almost infinite powers, calculus was behind centuries of controversy, competition, and even death.00Taking us on a thrilling journey through three millennia, professor Steven Strogatz charts the development of this seminal achievement from the days of Aristotle to today's million-dollar reward that awaits whoever cracks Reimann's hypothesis. Filled with idiosyncratic characters from Pythagoras to Euler, Infinite Powers is a compelling human drama that reveals the legacy of calculus on nearly every aspect of modern civilisation, including science, politics, ethics, philosophy, and much besides.

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