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Infinite Powers

How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe

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Infinite Powers

De : Steven Strogatz
Lu par : Bob Souer
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Without calculus, we wouldn't have cell phones, TV, GPS, or ultrasound. We wouldn't have unraveled DNA or discovered Neptune or figured out how to put 5,000 songs in your pocket.

Though many of us were scared away from this essential, engrossing subject in high school and college, Steven Strogatz's brilliantly creative, down-to-earth history shows that calculus is not about complexity; it's about simplicity. It harnesses an unreal number - infinity - to tackle real world problems, breaking them down into easier ones and then reassembling the answers into solutions that feel miraculous.

Infinite Powers recounts how calculus tantalized and thrilled its inventors, starting with its first glimmers in ancient Greece and bringing us right up to the discovery of gravitational waves. Strogatz reveals how this form of math rose to the challenges of each age: how to determine the area of a circle with only sand and a stick; how to explain why Mars goes "backwards" sometimes; how to turn the tide in the fight against AIDS.

As Strogatz proves, calculus is truly the language of the universe. By unveiling the principles of that language, Infinite Powers makes us marvel at the world anew.

©2019 Steven Strogatz (P)2019 Tantor Mathématiques
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    This book sets out to describe the far-reaching impact that calculus has had on our civilization. The author’s enthusiasm is evident, but he does not seem to have circumscribed his target audience very precisely. In fact, many readers may conclude that he had material for a fine article but not necessarily for a book.

    Actually, the product is drawn out, for instance with long explanations on the nature of logarithms and the cyclical essence of sine waves. There are multiple detailed and rather pointless anecdotes on Usain Bolt, Isaac Newton, persons who were called “computers” before electronics set in, Pi Day (March 14th or 03-14!), etc.

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