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Infinite powers, how calculus reveals the secrets of the universe, Steven Strogatz

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Infinite powers, how calculus reveals the secrets of the universe, Steven Strogatz

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eng

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

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contains biographical information

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illustrations

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index present

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non fiction

Main title

Infinite powers

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bibliography

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1045469644

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Steven Strogatz

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how calculus reveals the secrets of the universe

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

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- 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 -- Conclusion

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