The calculus of friendship : what a teacher and a student learned about life while corresponding about math Steven Strogatz

By:

Strogatz, Steven H

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2011.Description: xii, 166 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmISBN:

9780691150383

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DDC classification:

510.922 STR

Contents:

Continuity (1974-75) -- Pursuit (1976) -- Relativity (1977) -- Irrationality (1978-79) -- Shifts (1980-89) -- Proof on a place mat (March 1989) -- The monk and the mountain (1989-90) -- Randomness (1990-91) -- Infinity and limits (1991) -- Chaos (1992-95) -- Celebration (1996-99) -- The path of quickest descent (2000-2003) -- Bifurcation (2004) -- Hero's formula (2005-present).

Summary: The Calculus of Friendship is the story of an extraordinary connection between a teacher and a student, as chronicled through more than thirty years of letters between them. What makes their relationship unique is that it is based almost entirely on a shared love of calculus. For them, calculus is more than a branch of mathematics; it is a game they love playing together, a constant when all else is in flux. The teacher goes from the prime of his career to retirement, competes in whitewater kayaking at the international level, and loses a son. The student matures from high school math whiz to.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	IIITDM Kurnool General Stacks	Non-fiction	510.922 STR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		0004270
Books	IIITDM Kurnool General Stacks	Non-fiction	510.922 STR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		0004271

Continuity (1974-75) --
Pursuit (1976) --
Relativity (1977) --
Irrationality (1978-79) --
Shifts (1980-89) --
Proof on a place mat (March 1989) --
The monk and the mountain (1989-90) --
Randomness (1990-91) --
Infinity and limits (1991) --
Chaos (1992-95) --
Celebration (1996-99) --
The path of quickest descent (2000-2003) --
Bifurcation (2004) --
Hero's formula (2005-present).

The Calculus of Friendship is the story of an extraordinary connection between a teacher and a student, as chronicled through more than thirty years of letters between them. What makes their relationship unique is that it is based almost entirely on a shared love of calculus. For them, calculus is more than a branch of mathematics; it is a game they love playing together, a constant when all else is in flux. The teacher goes from the prime of his career to retirement, competes in whitewater kayaking at the international level, and loses a son. The student matures from high school math whiz to.

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