The Calculus Hardcover – 23 November 2017

'The Calculus Story' by David Acheson introduces a core mathematical subject in a most readable fashion with beautifully simple diagrams and small paragraphs.The central ideas like limit, infinity, the infinitesimally small, and convergence are illustrated with striking examples.There are brief yet lucid discussions on the applications from the everyday experience to the esoteric quantum mechanics.Finally, there is the story about who actually invented calculus: Newton or Leibniz.The special thing about the book is it can be read by someone with little or no mathematical ground and at the same time it gives the advanced students too a handy recap.Bonus: You get to know the most beautiful mathematical equation ever!

It is a very good book to get some information about the background of the calculus about how it started and how is been useful for the world. It's really an adventure.

I've been through quite a few books for a beginner ( or a late in life refresher) course, and this is undoubtedly the best I've read. It covers all the important stuff in a breezy manner, never insulting your inteligence, and you can finish it in a single day. This is that rare, PERFECT book.Highly recommended to everyone.

Amazing to get to the roots , I wish all the high school math teachers read this book . It will transform how we think about the world of mathematics around us. Super inspiring to read !!!

Great narration . Difficult concepts explained in a lucid way. From limits to partial differential equations, the author successfully takes the reader with him.

The book is a good introduction to Calculus. It gets little complicated it goes on. He is straight to Calculus without wasting much time on history and other stories

Good Book for Self Learning

I loved it. I hope some of this gets transferred to class lectures as they would definitely build more interest in the subject