From Calculus to Chaos: An Introduction to Dynamics

by David Acheson

What is calculus really for? This book is a highly readable introduction to applications of calculus, from Newton's time to the present day. These often involve questions of dynamics, i.e., of how--and why--things change with time. Problems of this kind lie at the heart of much of applied
mathematics, physics, and engineering. From Calculus to Chaos takes a fresh approach to the subject as a whole, by moving from first steps to the frontiers, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198500777
• ISBN13: 9780198500773
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"