TY  - BOOK
AU  - Strogatz, Steven H. 
TI  - The calculus of friendship : : what a teacher and a student learned about life while corresponding about math
SN  - 9780691150383
U1  - 510.922 
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Princeton, N.J. : 
PB  - Princeton University Press, 
KW  - Mathematicians
KW  - Calculus
KW  - Chaotic behavior in systems
KW  - Differential equations
N1  - 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)
N2  - 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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