2012 Puddly Awards
 
 
Follow us on TwitterFollow us on FacebookFollow us on Google+Follow us on TumblrSubscribe to RSS

Recently Viewed clear list

Original Essays | April 26, 2012

Florence Williams: IMG Breasts

2 comments By Florence Williams

When I set out to write a book about the natural history of breasts, I knew I'd have to answer some awkward questions about my book topic. At a... Continue »
  1. $18.17 Sale Hardcover add to wish list

    Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History

    Florence Williams 9780393063189
spacer
Ships free on qualified orders.
$10.50
Used Trade Paper
Ships in 1 to 3 days
Add to Wishlist
Qty Store Section
1 Burnside - Bldg. 2 Mathematics- Popular Surveys and Recreational

eBook editions

The Calculus Diaries: How Math Can Help You Lose Weight, Win in Vegas, and Survive a Zombie Apocalypse

by Jennifer Ouellette

The Calculus Diaries: How Math Can Help You Lose Weight, Win in Vegas, and Survive a Zombie Apocalypse Cover

ISBN13: 9780143117377
ISBN10: 0143117378
Condition: Standard
All Product Details

Only 1 left in stock at $10.50!

 

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

Kiss My Math meets A Tour of the Calculus

Jennifer Ouellette never took math in college, mostly because she-like most people-assumed that she wouldn't need it in real life. But then the English-major-turned-award-winning-science-writer had a change of heart and decided to revisit the equations and formulas that had haunted her for years. The Calculus Diaries is the fun and fascinating account of her year spent confronting her math phobia head on. With wit and verve, Ouellette shows how she learned to apply calculus to everything from gas mileage to dieting, from the rides at Disneyland to shooting craps in Vegas-proving that even the mathematically challenged can learn the fundamentals of the universal language.

Synopsis:

Ouellette shows how she learned to apply calculus to everything from gas mileage to dieting, proving that even the mathematically challenged can learn the fundamentals of the universal language.
back to top

About the Author

Jennifer Ouellette is a card-carrying member of the National Association of Science Writers. Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, Discover, Salon, and Nature. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Cal Tech cosmologist Sean Carroll.
back to top

What Our Readers Are Saying

Add a comment for a chance to win!
Average customer rating based on 1 comment:
Kurt Sussman, January 22, 2011 (view all comments by Kurt Sussman)
If this had been my first calculus textbook, I wouldn't have failed my first calculus class, and I might have enjoyed the next two a lot more. Well written, interesting, and fun are not words you ordinarily associate with calculus books, but this is not an ordinary calculus book. And to be honest, it's not likely to be a great textbook for content, but in terms of inspiring interest and explaining WHY calculus is worth learning, there's nothing better.
Was this comment helpful? | Yes | No
report this comment
back to top

Product Details

ISBN:
9780143117377
Author:
Ouellette, Jennifer
Publisher:
Penguin Books
Subject:
Calculus
Subject:
Personal Memoirs
Subject:
Study & Teaching
Subject:
Essays
Subject:
Applied
Subject:
Mathematics-Calculus
Copyright:
2010
Edition Description:
Mass Market
Publication Date:
20100831
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
from 12
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
336
Dimensions:
8 x 5.5 x 0.75 in 0.61 lb
Age Level:
17-17
back to top

Other books you might like

  1. $13.50 Used Hardcover add to wish list

    The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing

    Richard Dawkins 9780199216802
  2. $4.95 Used Trade Paper add to wish list

    Cat

    B Kliban 9780911104547
  3. $23.75 New Trade Paper add to wish list

    Red Families V. Blue Families: Legal Polarization and the Creation of Culture

    Naomi Cahn 9780199836819
  4. $7.95 Used Trade Paper add to wish list

    The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal (P.S.)

    Jared Diamond 9780060845506
  5. $4.50 Used Mass Market add to wish list

    Humans (Neanderthal Parallax)

    Robert J Sawyer 9780765346759
back to top

Related Subjects

Languages » Foreign Languages » Spanish » Science and Mathematics » Mathematics » Calculus » General
Languages » Foreign Languages » Spanish » Science and Mathematics » Mathematics » Reference
Science and Mathematics » Mathematics » Applied
Science and Mathematics » Mathematics » Calculus » General
Science and Mathematics » Mathematics » General
Science and Mathematics » Mathematics » Popular Surveys and Recreational
Science and Mathematics » Mathematics » Reference

The Calculus Diaries: How Math Can Help You Lose Weight, Win in Vegas, and Survive a Zombie Apocalypse Used Trade Paper
0 stars - 0 reviews
$10.50 In Stock
Product details 336 pages Penguin Books - English 9780143117377 Reviews:
"Synopsis" by , Ouellette shows how she learned to apply calculus to everything from gas mileage to dieting, proving that even the mathematically challenged can learn the fundamentals of the universal language.
spacer
spacer
  • back to top
Follow us on...



Powell's City of Books is an independent bookstore in Portland, Oregon, that fills a whole city block with more than a million new, used, and out of print books. Shop those shelves — plus literally millions more books, DVDs, and eBooks — here at Powells.com.