| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 166 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Contents |
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). |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Strogatz, Steven -- Correspondence.
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Strogatz, Steven. |
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Joffray, Don, 1929- -- Correspondence.
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Joffray, Don, 1929- |
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Correspondence.
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Strogatz, Steven H. / (Steven Henry) / Correspondence. |
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Joffray, Don / 1929- / Correspondence. |
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Strogatz, Steven H. / (Steven Henry) / Correspondence. |
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Joffray, Don / 1929- / Correspondence. |
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Mathematicians -- Correspondence.
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Mathematicians. |
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Calculus.
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Calculus. |
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Differential equations.
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Differential equations. |
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Chaotic behavior in systems.
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Chaotic behavior in systems. |
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Electronic books.
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Records and correspondence.
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Electronic books.
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Autobiographies.
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Autobiographies.
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Personal correspondence.
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Personal correspondence.
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| Added Author |
Joffray, Don, 1929-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Strogatz, Steven H. (Steven Henry). Calculus of friendship. Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2009 9780691134932 0691134936 (DLC) 2008049339 (OCoLC)276274618 |
| ISBN |
9781400830886 (electronic book) |
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1400830885 (electronic book) |
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9780691134932 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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0691134936 (hardback) |
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1282259148 |
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9781282259140 |
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0691150389 |
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9780691150383 |
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