TY - BOOK ID - 137816053 TI - The calculus story PY - 2017 SN - 0192526723 0192526715 9780192526717 9780192526724 9780198804543 0198804547 PB - Oxford, United Kingdom DB - UniCat KW - Calculus. KW - Calculus KW - Science KW - History. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:137816053 AB - Calculus is the key to much of modern science and engineering. It 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. But it is also something of a mathematical adventure, largely because of the way infinity enters at virtually every twist and turn ... In The Calculus Story David Acheson presents a wide-ranging picture of calculus and its applications, from ancient Greece right up to the present day. Drawing on their original writings, he introduces the people who helped to build our understanding of calculus. With a step by step treatment, he demonstrates how to start doing calculus, from the very beginning.-- ER -