The calculus of friendship :
Strogatz, Steven H.
The calculus of friendship : what a teacher and a student learned about life while corresponding about math Steven Strogatz - Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2011. - xii, 166 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Continuity (1974-75) --
Pursuit (1976) --
Relativity (1977) --
Irrationality (1978-79) --
Shifts (1980-89) --
Proof on a place mat (March 1989) --
The monk and the mountain (1989-90) --
Randomness (1990-91) --
Infinity and limits (1991) --
Chaos (1992-95) --
Celebration (1996-99) --
The path of quickest descent (2000-2003) --
Bifurcation (2004) --
Hero's formula (2005-present).
The Calculus of Friendship is the story of an extraordinary connection between a teacher and a student, as chronicled through more than thirty years of letters between them. What makes their relationship unique is that it is based almost entirely on a shared love of calculus. For them, calculus is more than a branch of mathematics; it is a game they love playing together, a constant when all else is in flux. The teacher goes from the prime of his career to retirement, competes in whitewater kayaking at the international level, and loses a son. The student matures from high school math whiz to.
9780691150383
Mathematicians
Calculus
Chaotic behavior in systems
Differential equations
510.922 / STR
The calculus of friendship : what a teacher and a student learned about life while corresponding about math Steven Strogatz - Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2011. - xii, 166 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Continuity (1974-75) --
Pursuit (1976) --
Relativity (1977) --
Irrationality (1978-79) --
Shifts (1980-89) --
Proof on a place mat (March 1989) --
The monk and the mountain (1989-90) --
Randomness (1990-91) --
Infinity and limits (1991) --
Chaos (1992-95) --
Celebration (1996-99) --
The path of quickest descent (2000-2003) --
Bifurcation (2004) --
Hero's formula (2005-present).
The Calculus of Friendship is the story of an extraordinary connection between a teacher and a student, as chronicled through more than thirty years of letters between them. What makes their relationship unique is that it is based almost entirely on a shared love of calculus. For them, calculus is more than a branch of mathematics; it is a game they love playing together, a constant when all else is in flux. The teacher goes from the prime of his career to retirement, competes in whitewater kayaking at the international level, and loses a son. The student matures from high school math whiz to.
9780691150383
Mathematicians
Calculus
Chaotic behavior in systems
Differential equations
510.922 / STR