The Cartoon Guide to Calculus

Zusatztext A creative take on an old! and for many! tough subject?Gonick's cartoons and intelligent humor make it a fun read. Informationen zum Autor Larry Gonick has been creating comics that explain history, science, math, and other big subjects for more than forty years. His books have sold millions of copies worldwide and have been translated into more than twenty-five languages. He has been a calculus instructor at Harvard (where he earned his BA and MA in mathematics), a Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT, and a Montgomery Fellow at Dartmouth College. Klappentext A complete—and completely enjoyable—new illustrated guide to calculus Master cartoonist Larry Gonick has already given readers the history of the world in cartoon form. Now, Gonick, a Harvard-trained mathematician, offers a comprehensive and up-to-date illustrated course in first-year calculus that demystifies the world of functions, limits, derivatives, and integrals. Using clear and helpful graphics—and delightful humor to lighten what is frequently a tough subject—he teaches all of the essentials, with numerous examples and problem sets. For the curious and confused alike, The Cartoon Guide to Calculus is the perfect combination of entertainment and education—a valuable supplement for any student, teacher, parent, or professional. Zusammenfassung “In Gonick’s work, clever design and illustration make complicated ideas or insights strikingly clear.” — New York Times Book Review Larry Gonick, master cartoonist, former Harvard instructor, and creator of the New York Times bestselling, Harvey Award-winning Cartoon Guide series now does for calculus what he previously did for science and history: making a complex subject comprehensible, fascinating, and fun through witty text and light-hearted graphics. Gonick’s The Cartoon Guide to Calculus is a refreshingly humorous, remarkably thorough guide to general calculus that, like his earlier Cartoon Guide to Physics and Cartoon History of the Modern World , will prove a boon to students, educators, and eager learners everywhere. ...

Product details

• Authors: Larry Gonick, Gonick Larry
• Publisher: William Morrow
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.12.2011
• EAN: 9780061689093
• ISBN: 978-0-06-168909-3
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 190 mm x 235 mm x 18 mm
• Series: Cartoon Guide Series; Cartoon Guide Series
• Subjects: Fiction > Comic, cartoon, humour, satire; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Educational: study and revision guides, COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS: Nonfiction / General, COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS: General, MATH: GENERAL, GRAPHIC NOVELS: SCIENCE & MATH, COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS: Reference, MATHEMATICS: Calculus, For graduate / post-graduate and equivalents, Graphic novel / Comic book / Manga: Science fiction, Graphic novel / Comic book / Manga: styles / traditions, MATHEMATICS: Algebra / Linear, STUDY AIDS: Graduate School Guides, MATHEMATICS: Geometry / Differential