A magisterial history of calculus (and the people behind it) from one of the world's foremost mathematicians.This is the captivating story of mathematics' greatest ever idea: calculus. Without it, there would be no computers, no...

The tendency to synchronize is one of the most far reaching drives in all of nature, extending from people to plants, from animals to atoms. "Sync" is the story of this dazzling kind of order in the universe, the harmony that comes from...

From preeminent math personality and author of The Joy of x, a brilliant and endlessly appealing explanation of calculus-how it works and why it makes our lives immeasurably better. Without calculus, we wouldn't have cell phones, TV,...

Synchrony is a science in its infancy, and Strogatz is a pioneer in this new frontier in which mathematicians and physicists attempt to pinpoint just how spontaneous order emerges from chaos. Engagingly written for readers of books such...

"Synchron: Vom rätselhaften Rhythmus" von Steven Strogatz ist ein faszinierendes Buch, das die Wissenschaft der Synchronizität untersucht. Strogatz, ein renommierter Mathematiker, erforscht in diesem Buch das Phänomen der...

"Delightful . . . easily digestible chapters include plenty of helpful examples and illustrations. You'll never forget the Pythagorean theorem again!"-Scientific American Many people take math in high school and promptly forget much of...

"The Joy of x: Die Schönheit der Mathematik" von Susanne Kuhlmann-Krieg ist ein Buch, das die Faszination und Ästhetik der Mathematik einem breiten Publikum näherbringen möchte. Es beleuchtet die grundlegenden Konzepte und Ideen der...

Infinite Powers: How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe

Infinite Powers von Strogatz, Steven