Books by Steven Strogatz
Steven Strogatz is Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of Applied Mathematics at Cornell University.
Infinite Powers: The Story of Calculus
by Steven Strogatz
"I yield freely to the sacred frenzy"—Johannes Kepler, 1619. Infinite Powers: the Story of Calculus is a popular math book, written for a general audience. In it, mathematician Steven Strogatz not only takes us through the history of calculus, from Archimedes to the present day—pointing out its extraordinary contribution to modern life along the way—but also conveys some of the excitement of doing math.
“Steven Strogatz is a wonderful scientist. He is both a mathematician and a physicist. He’s done a lot of work on understanding non-linear systems. The reason I’ve chosen this book is that if we really want to understand the language of the brain we have to engage with these very powerful concepts of how it is that things are synchronised. This is a book for the general public that tries to relay some of that excitement, some of the tools that we’ve gained mathematically in order to do that. He starts with fireflies.” Read more...
The best books on Emotion and the Brain
Morten Kringelbach, Medical Scientist
Interviews where books by Steven Strogatz were recommended
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The Children's Book
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On the Move: A Life
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Sweet Anticipation: Music and the Psychology of Expectation
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Sync: How Order Emerges from Chaos In the Universe, Nature, and Daily Life
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The Well-Tuned Brain: Neuroscience and the Life Well Lived
by Peter C. Whybrow
The best books on Emotion and the Brain, recommended by Morten Kringelbach
The best books on Emotion and the Brain, recommended by Morten Kringelbach
We live at a time of unprecedented insight into the workings of our own minds. We can use this knowledge to improve both ourselves and humanity, argues the neuroscientist.
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Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men
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Six Impossible Things: The ‘Quanta of Solace’ and the Mysteries of the Subatomic World
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The Remarkable Life of the Skin
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Clearing the Air: The Beginning and End of Air Pollution
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The Second Kind of Impossible: The Extraordinary Quest for a New Form of Matter
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Infinite Powers: The Story of Calculus
by Steven Strogatz
The Royal Society Science Book Prize: the 2019 shortlist, recommended by Nigel Shadbolt
The Royal Society Science Book Prize: the 2019 shortlist, recommended by Nigel Shadbolt
“Science is a profoundly human endeavour. The stories of triumph and success in science, alongside the failures and despair, are compelling.” From a data-driven account of air pollution to a book that makes calculus fun, 2019 has been a great year for science books. Nigel Shadbolt, chair of judges, discusses the six books shortlisted for the 2019 Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize.
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The Art of Statistics: Learning from Data
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Do Dice Play God?: The Mathematics of Uncertainty
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Humble Pi: A Comedy of Maths Errors
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Infinite Powers: The Story of Calculus
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The Creativity Code: Art and Innovation in the Age of AI
by Marcus du Sautoy
The Best Math Books of 2019, recommended by Kit Yates
The Best Math Books of 2019, recommended by Kit Yates
As math becomes increasingly important in our daily lives, eminent mathematicians and statisticians have stepped up to the plate, writing books that are engaging for non-experts—and sometimes even funny. Kit Yates, a mathematical biologist and author of The Math of Life and Death, recommends the best math books of 2019.
