A Tour of the Calculus - Couverture rigide

Berlinski, David

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0679426450 ISBN 13 : 9780679426455

Editeur : Pantheon Books, 1996

Synopsis

Exploring the mathematical process of the calculus, a layperson's tour covers its principles including the Mean Value Theorem while revealing how it explains the most befuddling mysteries about time, space, and the universe. 15,000 first printing.

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: Pantheon Books
• Date d'édition: 1996
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0679426450
• ISBN 13: 9780679426455
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 331
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible