Everyday Calculus: Discovering the Hidden Math All around Us Oscar Fernandez

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Fernandez, Oscar E

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014.Edition: 1st edDescription: x, 150 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:

9780691157559

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DDC classification:

515 FER

Contents:

Wake up and smell the functions Breakfast at Newton’s Driven by derivatives Connected by calculus Take a derivative and you’ll feel better Adding things up, the calculus way Derivatives and integrals: the dream team

Summary: Uses everyday experiences to reveal the hidden calculus behind a typical day's events, showing how math naturally emerges from simple observations such as how hot coffee cools down, and demonstrating that calculus can be both useful and fascinating

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	IIITDM Kurnool General Stacks	Non-fiction	515 FER (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		0005233
Reference	IIITDM Kurnool Reference	Reference	515 FER (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Reference		0005234

Uses everyday experiences to reveal the hidden calculus behind a typical day's events, showing how math naturally emerges from simple observations such as how hot coffee cools down, and demonstrating that calculus can be both useful and fascinating

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