Infinite powers: The story of calculus - the language of the universe / (Record no. 2876)
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| fixed length control field | 01318 a2200181 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9781786492975 (pbk.) |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 515 STR |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Strogatz, Steven |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Infinite powers: The story of calculus - the language of the universe / |
| Sub Title | Steven Strogatz |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Name of publisher | Atlantic books, |
| Year of publication | c2020. |
| Place of publication | London: |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xxiii, 360p. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes Bibliography (333-343) & Index (345-360). |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | This is the captivating story of mathematics' greatest ever idea: calculus. Without it, there would be no computers, no microwave ovens, no GPS, and no space travel. But before it gave modern man almost infinite powers, calculus was behind centuries of controversy, competition, and even death.<br/><br/>Taking us on a thrilling journey through three millennia, professor Steven Strogatz charts the development of this seminal achievement from the days of Archimedes to today's breakthroughs in chaos theory and artificial intelligence. Filled with idiosyncratic characters from Pythagoras to Fourier, Infinite Powers is a compelling human drama that reveals the legacy of calculus on nearly every aspect of modern civilisation, including science, politics, medicine, philosophy, and much besides. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Calculus |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Differential calculus |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Archimedes |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Permanent Location | Current Location | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Cost, replacement price | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Vigyanpuri Campus | Vigyanpuri Campus | Mathematics | 03/10/2022 | 14 | 364.27 | 515 STR | 005487 | 499.00 | 03/10/2022 | Books |