Calculus Made Easy
Silvanus P Thompson author Martin Gardner author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published:22nd Mar '99
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
'Martin Gardner is one of the great intellects produced in this country.' - Douglas Hofstadter 'For more than half a century, Martin Gardner has been the single brightest beacon defending rationality and good science.' - Stephen Jay Gould
First published in 1910, this text aims to make the topic of calculus accessible to students of mathematics. Gardner has updated the text to reflect developments in method and terminology, written an extensive preface and three new chapters, and added more than 20 recreational problems.Calculus Made Easy has been a classic introduction to the subject ever since it was first published by Silvanus P.Thompson in 1910.
In the first major revision of the text since 1946, Martin Gardner - the 'Mathematical Games' columnist for Scientific American and author of over 50 books and innumerable articles - has thoroughly updated the text to reflect recent developments in method and terminology, written an extensive preface and three new chapters, and added more than 20 recreational problems for practice and enjoyment. He has transformed this classic primer into a modern masterpiece that explains the timeless concepts of calculus in a contemporary and user-friendly voice.
'Martin Gardner is one of the great intellects produced in this country.' - Douglas Hofstadter 'For more than half a century, Martin Gardner has been the single brightest beacon defending rationality and good science.' - Stephen Jay Gould
ISBN: 9780333772430
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 4279g
336 pages