The Calculus Of Friendship

Author : Steven Strogatz
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2011-03-07
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 1400830885

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The Calculus of Friendship by Steven Strogatz Pdf

The Calculus of Friendship is the story of an extraordinary connection between a teacher and a student, as chronicled through more than thirty years of letters between them. What makes their relationship unique is that it is based almost entirely on a shared love of calculus. For them, calculus is more than a branch of mathematics; it is a game they love playing together, a constant when all else is in flux. The teacher goes from the prime of his career to retirement, competes in whitewater kayaking at the international level, and loses a son. The student matures from high school math whiz to Ivy League professor, suffers the sudden death of a parent, and blunders into a marriage destined to fail. Yet through it all they take refuge in the haven of calculus--until a day comes when calculus is no longer enough. Like calculus itself, The Calculus of Friendship is an exploration of change. It's about the transformation that takes place in a student's heart, as he and his teacher reverse roles, as they age, as they are buffeted by life itself. Written by a renowned teacher and communicator of mathematics, The Calculus of Friendship is warm, intimate, and deeply moving. The most inspiring ideas of calculus, differential equations, and chaos theory are explained through metaphors, images, and anecdotes in a way that all readers will find beautiful, and even poignant. Math enthusiasts, from high school students to professionals, will delight in the offbeat problems and lucid explanations in the letters. For anyone whose life has been changed by a mentor, The Calculus of Friendship will be an unforgettable journey.

Author : Steven Henry Strogatz
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780547517650

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The Joy of X by Steven Henry Strogatz Pdf

A delightful tour of the greatest ideas of math, showing how math intersects with philosophy, science, art, business, current events, and everyday life, by an acclaimed science communicator and regular contributor to the "New York Times."

Author : Jason Socrates Bardi
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2009-04-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780786733644

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The Calculus Wars by Jason Socrates Bardi Pdf

This vibrant and gripping history ultimately exposes how these twin mathematical giants (Newton, Leibniz) were proud, brilliant, at times mad, and in the end completely human.

Author : Jessie Hilb
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2018-02-27
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781328830258

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The Calculus Of Change by Jessie Hilb Pdf

A poignant and empowering teen novel of grief, unrequited love, and finding comfort in one's own skin. Aden isn't looking for love in her senior year. She's much more focused on things like getting a solo gig at Ike's and keeping her brother from illegal herbal recreation. But when Tate walks into Calculus class wearing a yarmulke and a grin, Aden's heart is gone in an instant. The two are swept up in a tantalizingly warm friendship, complete with long drives with epic soundtracks and deep talks about life, love, and spirituality. With Tate, Aden feels closer to her mom—and her mom's faith—than she has since her mother died years ago. Everyone else—even Aden's brother and her best friend—can see their connection, but does Tate? Navigating uncertain romance and the crises of those she loves, Aden must decide how she chooses to see herself and how to honor her mom’s memory.

Author : Steven Strogatz
Publisher : Eamon Dolan Books
Page : 389 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : History
ISBN : 9781328879981

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Infinite Powers by Steven Strogatz Pdf

From preeminent math personality and author of The Joy of x, a brilliant and endlessly appealing explanation of calculus - how it works and why it makes our lives immeasurably better. Without calculus, we wouldn't have cell phones, TV, GPS, or ultrasound. We wouldn't have unraveled DNA or discovered Neptune or figured out how to put 5,000 songs in your pocket. Though many of us were scared away from this essential, engrossing subject in high school and college, Steven Strogatz's brilliantly creative, down‑to‑earth history shows that calculus is not about complexity; it's about simplicity. It harnesses an unreal number--infinity--to tackle real‑world problems, breaking them down into easier ones and then reassembling the answers into solutions that feel miraculous. Infinite Powers recounts how calculus tantalized and thrilled its inventors, starting with its first glimmers in ancient Greece and bringing us right up to the discovery of gravitational waves (a phenomenon predicted by calculus). Strogatz reveals how this form of math rose to the challenges of each age: how to determine the area of a circle with only sand and a stick; how to explain why Mars goes "backwards" sometimes; how to make electricity with magnets; how to ensure your rocket doesn't miss the moon; how to turn the tide in the fight against AIDS. As Strogatz proves, calculus is truly the language of the universe. By unveiling the principles of that language, Infinite Powers makes us marvel at the world anew.

Author : Steven Strogatz
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2011-03-27
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0691150389

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The Calculus of Friendship by Steven Strogatz Pdf

The Calculus of Friendship is the story of an extraordinary connection between a teacher and a student, as chronicled through more than thirty years of letters between them. What makes their relationship unique is that it is based almost entirely on a shared love of calculus. For them, calculus is more than a branch of mathematics; it is a game they love playing together, a constant when all else is in flux. The teacher goes from the prime of his career to retirement, competes in whitewater kayaking at the international level, and loses a son. The student matures from high school math whiz to Ivy League professor, suffers the sudden death of a parent, and blunders into a marriage destined to fail. Yet through it all they take refuge in the haven of calculus--until a day comes when calculus is no longer enough. Like calculus itself, The Calculus of Friendship is an exploration of change. It's about the transformation that takes place in a student's heart, as he and his teacher reverse roles, as they age, as they are buffeted by life itself. Written by a renowned teacher and communicator of mathematics, The Calculus of Friendship is warm, intimate, and deeply moving. The most inspiring ideas of calculus, differential equations, and chaos theory are explained through metaphors, images, and anecdotes in a way that all readers will find beautiful, and even poignant. Math enthusiasts, from high school students to professionals, will delight in the offbeat problems and lucid explanations in the letters. For anyone whose life has been changed by a mentor, The Calculus of Friendship will be an unforgettable journey.

Author : Steven Strogatz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : OCLC:1102388094

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The Calculus of Friendship by Steven Strogatz Pdf

The Calculus of Friendship is the story of an extraordinary connection between a teacher and a student, as chronicled through more than thirty years of letters between them. What makes their relationship unique is that it is based almost entirely on a shared love of calculus. For them, calculus is more than a branch of mathematics; it is a game they love playing together, a constant when all else is in flux. The teacher goes from the prime of his career to retirement, competes in whitewater kayaking at the international level, and loses a son. The student matures from high school math whiz to Ivy League professor, suffers the sudden death of a parent, and blunders into a marriage destined to fail. Yet through it all they take refuge in the haven of calculus--until a day comes when calculus is no longer enough. Like calculus itself, The Calculus of Friendship is an exploration of change. It's about the transformation that takes place in a student's heart, as he and his teacher reverse roles, as they age, as they are buffeted by life itself. Written by a renowned teacher and communicator of mathematics, The Calculus of Friendship is warm, intimate, and deeply moving. The most inspiring ideas of calculus, differential equations, and chaos theory are explained through metaphors, images, and anecdotes in a way that all readers will find beautiful, and even poignant. Math enthusiasts, from high school students to professionals, will delight in the offbeat problems and lucid explanations in the letters. For anyone whose life has been changed by a mentor, The Calculus of Friendship will be an unforgettable journey.

Author : Aaron Sheehan-Dean
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2018-11-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674916319

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The Calculus of Violence by Aaron Sheehan-Dean Pdf

Discarding tidy abstractions about the conduct of war, Aaron Sheehan-Dean shows that the notoriously bloody US Civil War could have been much worse. Despite agonizing debates over Just War and careful differentiation among victims, Americans could not avoid living with the contradictions inherent in a conflict that was both violent and restrained.

Author : W. Michael Kelley
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 578 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2013-11-07
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781615646975

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The Humongous Book of Calculus Problems by W. Michael Kelley Pdf

Now students have nothing to fear! Math textbooks can be as baffling as the subject they're teaching. Not anymore. The best-selling author of The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Calculus has taken what appears to be a typical calculus workbook, chock full of solved calculus problems, and made legible notes in the margins, adding missing steps and simplifying solutions. Finally, everything is made perfectly clear. Students will be prepared to solve those obscure problems that were never discussed in class but always seem to find their way onto exams. --Includes 1,000 problems with comprehensive solutions --Annotated notes throughout the text clarify what's being asked in each problem and fill in missing steps --Kelley is a former award-winning calculus teacher

Author : Ben Orlin
Publisher : Black Dog & Leventhal
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2019-10-08
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780316509060

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Change Is the Only Constant by Ben Orlin Pdf

The next book from Ben Orlin, the popular math blogger and author of the underground bestseller Math With Bad Drawings. Change Is The Only Constant is an engaging and eloquent exploration of the intersection between calculus and daily life, complete with Orlin's sly humor and wonderfully bad drawings. Change is the Only Constant is an engaging and eloquent exploration of the intersection between calculus and daily life, complete with Orlin's sly humor and memorably bad drawings. By spinning 28 engaging mathematical tales, Orlin shows us that calculus is simply another language to express the very things we humans grapple with every day -- love, risk, time, and most importantly, change. Divided into two parts, "Moments" and "Eternities," and drawing on everyone from Sherlock Holmes to Mark Twain to David Foster Wallace, Change is the Only Constant unearths connections between calculus, art, literature, and a beloved dog named Elvis. This is not just math for math's sake; it's math for the sake of becoming a wiser and more thoughtful human.

Author : David Berlinski
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2011-04-27
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780307789730

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A Tour of the Calculus by David Berlinski Pdf

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

Author : Sandol Stoddard,Sandol Stoddard Warburg
Publisher : Clarion Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Friendship
ISBN : 0547327889

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I Like You by Sandol Stoddard,Sandol Stoddard Warburg Pdf

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Author : James Edgar Thompson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1946
Category : Calculus
ISBN : UOM:39015053141902

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Calculus for the Practical Man by James Edgar Thompson Pdf

Fundamental ideas, rates and differentials. Functions and derivatives. Differentials of algebraic functions. Use of rates and differentials in solving problems. Differentials of trigonometric functions. Velocity, acceleration and derivatives. Interpretation of functions and derivatives by means of graphs. Maximum and minimum values. Problems in maxima and minima. Differentials of logarithmic and exponential functions. Summary of differential formulas. Reversing the process of differentiation. Integral formulas. How to use integral formulas. Interpretation of integrals by means of graphs. Graphical applications of integration. Use of integrals in solving problems. The natural law of growth and the number.

Author : Dan Sloughter
Publisher : Orange Grove Texts Plus
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2009-09-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1616100893

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Yet Another Calculus Text by Dan Sloughter Pdf

Author : David Acheson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : MATHEMATICS
ISBN : 9780198804543

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The Calculus Story by David Acheson Pdf

"[Acheson] introduces the fundamental ideas of calculus through the story of how the subject developed, from approximating π to imaginary numbers, and from Newton's falling apple to the vibrations of an electric guitar."--Back cover