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050			_aQA 303.2 .S77 2019
100			_aStrogatz, Steven _eauthor
245		0	_aInfinite powers : _bhow calculus reveals the secrets of the universe / _cSteven Strogatz
260			_aBoston, Massachusetts : _bHoughton Mifflin Company, _cc2019
300			_axxiii, 360 pages : _billustrations ; _c24 cm.
365			_bUSD13
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_aIntroduction -- 1. Infinity -- 2. The Man Who Harnessed Infinity -- 3. Discovering the Laws of Motion -- 4. The Dawn of Differential Calculus -- 5. The Crossroads -- 6. The Vocabulary of change -- 7. The Secret Fountain -- 8. Fictions of the Mind -- 9. The Logical Universe -- 10. Making Waves -- 11. The Future of Calculus.
520			_aSteven Strogat'z 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. Starting with calculus's origins in ancient Greece, Infinite Powers reveals how this form of math rose to the challenges of each age, from determining the area of a circle to making electricity with magnets to turning the tide in the fight against AIDS to spearheading the discovery of gravitational waves. 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
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