The Calculus Story: A Mathematical Adventure

The Calculus Story: A Mathematical Adventure
ISBN-10
0198804547
ISBN-13
9780198804543
Category
Mathematics
Pages
192
Language
English
Published
2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Author
David Acheson

Description

Calculus is the mathematical method for the analysis of things that change, and since in the natural world we are surrounded by change, the development of calculus was a huge breakthrough in the history of mathematics. But it is also something of a mathematical adventure, largely because of the way infinity enters at virtually every twist and turn. In this book, David Acheson presents a wide-ranging picture of calculus and its applications, from ancient Greece right up to the present day.

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