A Tour of the Calculus - Couverture rigide

Berlinski, David

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0434098442 ISBN 13 : 9780434098446

Editeur : William Heinemann Ltd, 1996

Synopsis

This text breathes life in to the core mathematical principles and process of calculus, in its largest aspect a celestial measuring tape and man's attempt to represent the world in time and space. Using clear, instructive explanations, this book explains more than a mathematical system, it also explores an instrument commensurate with humankind's limitless capacity to question and theorize about it's place in the universe.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Were it not for the calculus, mathematicians would have no way to describe the acceleration of a motorcycle or the effect of gravity on thrown balls and distant planets, or to prove that a man could cross a room and eventually touch the opposite wall. Just how calculus makes these things possible and in doing so finds a correspondence between real numbers and the real world is the subject of this dazzling book by a writer of extraordinary clarity and stylistic brio. Even as he initiates us into the mysteries of real numbers, functions, and limits, Berlinski explores the furthest implications of his subject, revealing how the calculus reconciles the precision of numbers with the fluidity of the changing universe.

"An odd and tantalizing book by a writer who takes immense pleasure in this great mathematical tool, and tries to create it in others."--New York Times Book Review

Biographie de l'auteur

David Berlinksi was born in New York City. He received a B.A. degree from Columbia College and a Ph.D. from Princeton University. He has taught mathematics and philosophy at universities in the United States and France.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: William Heinemann Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1996
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0434098442
• ISBN 13: 9780434098446
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible