Infinite Powers: The Story of Calculus - The Language of the Universe

Very good Book.Simple to understand too

This is a nice book. The author explores the history of calculus from the times of the Greeks to the present. The most interesting aspect is him elucidating how the ancient and medieval mathematicians used to grapple with the question of infinity. However, if you know your calculus, a lot of the stuff in this book you'd already be privy to. So I think this is for those who have only a passing knowledge of calculus.

This book successfully explains the history and growth of calculus over the last 2000 years and helps us understand why we needed it in the first place.Then it moves on to explain what calculus is through infinity principle and the fundamental theorem.But, towards the later part of the book, I started to feel lost because of too many examples from different fields of science. This was because the author was trying to prove that everything that exists today or has been invented is because of calculus, which may have been true, but connecting the dots from such diverse fields as biology, mathematics, computers, and medicine becomes really difficult and kind of tiring. This should have been avoided.

Book condition review: Got it today!! The book is in excellent condition.... No torn parts or even scratches.... Pages are also good, and well-printed.....Book review: Well are you still going to ask me after all those beautiful reviews..... from here (Amazon) and everywhere (ie.- your friends, elder brothers & sisters, teachers and Google😄).....????; After knowing about its author Steven Strogatz.....???? And after it is shortlisted for the ‘Royal Society Science Book Prize 2019’.......????"Undoubtedly great book....."[And to be true I got it just today(mentioned previously).... So, I'm still in the way of feeling the amazingness of it..... So, I'm still not eligible for reviewing this book bro.....🤣]Have fun in the way of enjoying the ‘infinite powers’ that you got.....All the best....!!

I have always wondered why do we learn calculus in school and colleges when we don’t get use it in our daily life or at work. I had an inkling about the ideas and motivations Steven has talked about in this marvellous collection of applications of calculus. Now, I can tell people with good examples about the importance of calculus in our life. Highly recommended for a curious mind or kindle curiosity in youngsters.

Great book to read ,to know about how things came in to view, book gives full feel of being at that time (time of invention) . This book open up the mind about mathematics

I have always wondered how the biggest ideas in science came about. What circumstances and forces made any discovery possible.This book definitely delivers on that promise.I enjoyed reading it thoroughly.Thanks Steven for such a wonderful book

I never imagined somebody could write about calculus in a way that would inspire awe. Steven Strogatz managed to do just that, while also deepening my interest in calculus, and motivating me to dive deep into the subject.