The calculus story : a mathematical adventure / David Acheson.
Material type: TextPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017.Description: 160 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cmISBN:- 9780198804543 (hbk.) :
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- QA300
Includes index.
Calculus is the mathematical method for the analysis of things that change, and since in the natural world we are surrounded by change, the development of calculus was a huge breakthrough in the history of mathematics. David Acheson charts the historical development of calculus and takes readers through the basic ideas, step by step.
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