Calculus Made Easy

by Silvanus P. Thompson

Silvanus P. Thompson's famously friendly introduction to calculus, stripping away the mystery and jargon to show, in plain and encouraging terms, that the subject is within anyone's reach.

At a glance "What one fool can do, another can," runs its cheerful motto, and with that spirit… What it's about Calculus Made Easy is a classic self-teaching guide to the differential… Thompson demystifies the notation and the ideas, explaining differentiation and… Rather than hiding behind formality, he coaxes the reader gently past the symbols to the…

Calculus Made Easy is a classic self-teaching guide to the differential and integral calculus, written for the ordinary reader rather than the specialist.