Change is the only constant : the wisdom of calculus in a madcap world / Ben Orlin.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York, NY : Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 2019Edition: First editionDescription: 319 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780316509084
- 0316509086
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Main Library | NonFiction | 515.1 O71 | Checked out | 07/12/2024 | 33111009533338 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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 maths for maths' sake; it's maths for the sake of becoming a wiser and more thoughtful human.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-317).
An exploration of the intersection between calculus and daily life, complete with Orlin's sly humor and memorably bad drawings.