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Silvanus P. Thompson |
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Mathematics |
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Format: Hardcover, 330
Publisher: St Martins Pr (October 15, 1998)
Measurements: 9"(h) x 6"(w) x 1.25"(d), 1.1 lbs.
ISBN: 9780312185480 |
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The most important popular math book of the decade Martin Gardner, who has written about mathematics for over 60 years, has transformed the classic calculus primer into a modern masterpiece that explains the timeless concepts of calculus in a contemporary and user-friendly voice. As the "Mathematical Games" columnist for Scientific American for a quarter of a century, and the author of over 50 books and innumerable articles, Gardner is the perfect mathematician and thinker to make calculus easy once again. In the first major revision of Calculus Made Easy since 1919, Martin Gardner 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. Calculus Made Easy, already the preeminent primer for the average reader, a book that has sold over one million copies, has become even more accessible and informative in the masterful hands of one of the twentieth-ce |
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