Thompson and martin gardner has long been the most popular calculus primer, and this major revision of the classic math text makes the subject at hand still more comprehensible to readers of all levels. May, 2020 calculus made easy has been a classic introduction to the subject ever since it was first published by silvanus on in in the first major revision of. With a new introduction, three new chapters, modernized language and methods throughout, and an appendix of challenging and enjoyable practice problems, calculus made easy has been. With a new introduction, three new chapters, modernized language and methods throughout, and an appendix of challenging and enjoyable practice problems. Thompson, martin gardner calculus made easy has long been the most popular calculus primer, and this major revision of the classic math text makes the subject at hand still more comprehensible to. Thompson, considered a classic and elegant introduction to the subject. Thompson and published in, with subsequent editions in. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while. Thompson and its still to this day my inspiration for explaining complex technical topics to lay people. Calculus made easy by silvanus phillips thompson, fig. Its still not that easy, but as martin gardner explains in the before there was the beloved martin gardner, there was sylvanus p thompson. Calculus made easy a very simple introduction to differential and integral calculus silvanus p. I have thomas calculus, which has been the calculus text book for the last three maths courses ive taken. The updated version with martin gardner does have blurbs where.
Its still not that easy, but as martin gardner explains in the introduction this book. Calculus made easy is a book on calculus originally published in by silvanus p. Pdf, epub download books file now free calculus made. In the first major revision of the text since 1946, martin gardner. Thompson and martin gardner book is available in pdf formate. From wikipedia i read calculus made easy by silvanus p. Calculus made easy being a verysimplest introduction to those beautiful methods which are generally called by the terrifying names of the differential calculus and the integral calculus language. Hed be in good company if so, though it seems like rpf was rather free with the calc books, if ya know what i mean.
His books include calculus made easy and when you were a tadpole and i was a fish. He is recognized as a leading authority on lewis carroll. The simplicity that they had mangled has all been straightened out under the compassionate and clear pen of sylvanus p. Bruce torrence 2010 more people have probably learned more good mathematical ideas from gardner than from any other person in the history of the worlddonald knuth martin often related how he had never taken calculus or any college level mathematics course, or indeed any mathematics after leaving high school in 1932.
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But if we go further and take dxto mean only 1 of x, then the second term will be 2 of x2, while the third term will be only 1 1. I havent been using it much because i keep up to date with lectures and am mostly happy with the exercises provided by the lecturers, but the times i have used it. Calculus made easy has long been the most popular calculus primer, and this major revision of the classic math text makes the subject at hand still more comprehensible to readers of all levels. You will probably need a college level class to understand calculus well, but this article can get you started and help you watch for the important. The kline book is a much larger read, but is what i would recommend if you want a reasonably priced calculus book thats easy to grok. In the first major revision of the text since 1946, martin gardner the mathematical games columnist for scientific american and author of over 50 books and innumerable articles has thoroughly updated the text to reflect recent developments in method and. The original edition of calculus made easy was written by silvanus p.
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