9780679747888
A Tour of the Calculus
David Berlinski
ISBN 13: 9780679747888
Publisher: Vintage Books
Publication Date: 1997
Binding: Softcover
Your Satisfaction is Guaranteed:
Were it not for the calculus, mathematicians would have no way to describe the acceleration of a motorcycle or the effect of gravity on thrown balls and distant planets, or to prove that a man could cross a room and eventually touch the opposite wall. Just how calculus makes these things possible and in doing so finds a correspondence between real numbers and the real world is the subject of this dazzling book by a writer of extraordinary clarity and stylistic brio. Even as he initiates us into the mysteries of real numbers, functions, and limits, Berlinski explores the furthest implications of his subject, revealing how the calculus reconciles the precision of numbers with the fluidity of the changing universe. "An odd and tantalizing book by a writer who takes immense pleasure in this great mathematical tool, and tries to create it in others."--New York Times Book Review
Review:
"...even nonmathematics-minded readers won't mind that it's calculus (always preceded by 'the') that Berlinski is going to explain, and calculus about which he is both poet and genius."
Patricia Holt, San Francisco Chronicle Book Review, 01/28/1996
Review:"A 'Tour of the Calculus' is so cleverly done, so lyrically contrived, and so multifaceted that it can be appreciated as a piece of writing alone."
Richard Bernstein, New York Times, 02/07/1996
A Tour of the Calculus: Search Results
| 1. |
A Tour of the Calculus Format: Book (ISBN: 0679747885 / 0-679-74788-5) Berlinski, David Quantity Available: > 20
Book Description: Random House. Book Condition: New. New. Bookseller Inventory # 0679747885 Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question |
|||
| 2. |
A Tour of the Calculus (ISBN: 9780679747888) Berlinski, David Quantity Available: 3
Book Description: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1997. Paperback. Book Condition: New. New book. Shipped from US. Bookseller Inventory # VR-9780679747888 Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question |
|||
| 3. |
A Tour of the Calculus (ISBN: 0679747885 / 0-679-74788-5) Berlinski, David Quantity Available: 1
Book Description: Pantheon, 1997. Paperback. Book Condition: New. Illustrated, graphs. Index. New book is unmarked, tight, and clean with no tears or creases. ; 352 pages. Bookseller Inventory # 3616 Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question |
|||
| 4. |
A Tour of the Calculus (ISBN: 0679747885 / 0-679-74788-5) Berlinski, David Quantity Available: 2
Book Description: Vintage. PAPERBACK. Book Condition: New. 0679747885 Brand New. Bookseller Inventory # Z0679747885ZN Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question |
|||
| 5. |
A Tour of the Calculus (ISBN: 0679747885 / 0-679-74788-5) Berlinski, David Quantity Available: 2
Book Description: Vintage. PAPERBACK. Book Condition: New. 0679747885 Brand New. Bookseller Inventory # Z0679747885ZN Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question |
|||
| 6. |
A Tour of the Calculus (ISBN: 9780679747888) Berlinski, David Quantity Available: 8
Book Description: Paperback. Book Condition: New. Bookseller Inventory # 1192905 Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question |
|||
| 7. |
A Tour of the Calculus (ISBN: 0679747885 / 0-679-74788-5) Berlinski, David Quantity Available: 1
Book Description: 1997. Paperback. Book Condition: New. 132mm x 20mm x 206mm. 352 pages. 0.240. Bookseller Inventory # 9780679747888 Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question |
|||
| 8. |
A Tour of the Calculus REPRINT Edition (ISBN: 0679747885 / 0-679-74788-5) Berlinski, David Quantity Available: 10
Book Description: Book Condition: New. Bookseller Inventory # 412676-n Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question |
|||
| 9. |
A Tour of the Calculus (ISBN: 9780679747888) Berlinski, David Quantity Available: 5
Book Description: Book Condition: New. Brand new book, sourced directly from publisher. Dispatch time is 24-48 hours from our warehouse. Book will be sent in robust, secure packaging to ensure it reaches you securely. Bookseller Inventory # NU-ING-00043148 Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question |
Shipping:
US$ 4.68
From United Kingdom to U.S.A. |
||
| 10. |
A Tour of the Calculus (ISBN: 0679747885 / 0-679-74788-5) Berlinski, David Quantity Available: 2
Book Description: Vintage. PAPERBACK. Book Condition: New. 0679747885 Brand new, perfect condition. Bookseller Inventory # 0679747885T Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question |
|||
Portions of this page may be (c) 2006 Muze Inc. Some database content may also be provided by Baker & Taylor Inc. Copyright 1995-2006 Muze Inc. For personal non-commercial use only. All rights reserved. Content for books is owned by Baker & Taylor, Inc. or its licensors and is subject to copyright and all other protections provided by applicable law.
Portions of this page may be Copyright VNU Entertainment Media (UK) Ltd., 2006, Georg Lingenbrink GmbH & Co., Tite Live, S.A or Informazioni Editoriali S.p.A. All rights reserved.
