Infinite powers how calculus reveals the secrets of the universe
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....
| Main Author: | Strogatz, Steven H. (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boston :
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,
[2019]
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Table of Contents:
- Infinity
- The man who harnessed infinity
- Discovering the laws of motion
- The dawn of differential calculus
- The crossroads
- The vocabulary of change
- The secret fountain
- Fictions of the mind
- The logical universe
- Making waves
- The future of calculus.