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The calculus story : a mathematical adventure

by David Acheson

This book provides a wide-ranging history of calculus and its applications from ancient Greece to the present day. It introduces the key figures who developed the subject and offers a step-by-step guide to analysing change and understanding fundamental mathematical principles.

Accession 15302 ISBN 9780198804543 Publisher Oxford University Press
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