Silvanus P Thompson
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Considering how many fools can calculate, it is surprising that it should be thought either a difficult or a tedious task for any other fool to learn how to master the same tricks. Some calculus-tricks are quite easy. Some are enormously difficult. The fools who write the textbooks of advanced mathematics and they are mostly clever fools seldom take the trouble to show you how easy the easy calculations are. On the contrary, they seem to desire to...
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This early work on calculus is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. It details the mathematical techniques of successive differences, relative growing, curvature of curves, and includes numerous examples and exercises. This is a fascinating work and highly recommended for anyone interested in learning calculus.