Home » Calculus » Change Is the Only Constant
Product Image
Ben Orlin

Change Is the Only Constant

★★★★★
★★★★★
€31.99
€32.50 Sale €31.99
A01=Ben Orlin
Age Group_Uncategorized
Age Group_Uncategorized
Author_Ben Orlin
automatic-update
Category1=Non-Fiction
Category=PBKA
Category=PDZM
COP=United States
Delivery_Delivery within 10-20 working days
eq_isMigrated=2
eq_non-fiction
eq_science
fun books about math
How Not to be Wrong
Language_English
math books
math for dummies
PA=Available
Price_€20 to €50
PS=Active
softlaunch
The Joy of X
Thing Explainer
What If? Serious Scientific Questions to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

Product details

  • ISBN 9780316509084
  • Weight: 940g
  • Dimensions: 182 x 230mm
  • Publication Date: 14 Nov 2019
  • Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc
  • Publication City/Country: US
  • Product Form: Hardback
  • Language: English
Delivery/Collection within 10-20 working days

Our Delivery Time Frames Explained
2-4 Working Days: Available in-stock

10-20 Working Days: On Backorder

Will Deliver When Available: On Pre-Order or Reprinting

We ship your order once all items have arrived at our warehouse and are processed. Need those 2-4 day shipping items sooner? Just place a separate order for them!

Description
By spinning 28 engaging mathematical tales, Orlin shows us that calculus is simply another language to express the very things we humans grapple with every day - love, risk, time and, most importantly, change. Divided into two parts, "Moments" and "Eternities," and drawing on everyone from Sherlock Holmes to Mark Twain to David Foster Wallace, Change is the Only Constant unearths connections between calculus, art, literature and a beloved dog named Elvis. This is not just maths for maths' sake; it's maths for the sake of becoming a wiser and more thoughtful human.
About Ben Orlin
Ben Orlin is the author of the book Math With Bad Drawings and the blog of the same name. His writing on math and education has appeared in The Atlantic, The Chicago Tribune, The Los Angeles Times, Slate, Vox and Popular Science. He has taught middle and high school mathematics in Oakland, California and in Birmingham, England and has spoken about maths at college and universities across the U.S. He currently lives in Northampton, Massachusetts.