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Publication
Vintage (1997), Paperback, 352 pages
Description
Numbers - pure numbers - are one of the most fascinating subjects known to man, and calculus represents their most extraordinary and mind-boggling aspect. In this explanation/exploration of time, space and numbers, David Berlinski seeks to make calculus understandable, extraordinary and fascinating for the general reader.
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LibraryThing member neurodrew
I read his book Black Mischief some time ago. He is a punk mathematician, with a smart boy attitude that rightly gets him into trouble with academic departments. His math was a neat little memory jolt, but his prose is too florid for my taste. Black Mischief, as I recall, was a sort of punk
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LibraryThing member gordinier
The prose in this book is ridiculously florid, and he makes far too much of extremely simple topics. I am a secret pop-math addict, and I had to close this book in disgust during a flight when I had nothing else to read. Staring morosely out of an airplane window was a better investment of my time.
LibraryThing member br77rino
Like the 4 other reviewers here have said: too wordy. There is poetry in calculus, but not this much. Still, there are little gems scattered around making it sort of worthwhile. But this is no "Journey Through Genius."
LibraryThing member jwhenderson
The sheer poetry of his discussion of the mathematics of calculus makes this book a joy to read. Whether you love math or are just exploring the topic for the first time this is a book you should consider.
LibraryThing member TheDivineOomba
This is book that started of interesting, between the calculus theories, and the stories told, but than the book started going into complicated math theories, that made my brain recoil in an attempt to understand, I gave up.
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Original publication date
1995
ISBN
0679747885 / 9780679747888