It sets out problems and draws out the wonder and 'magic' of finding their solutions with an infectious enthusiasm. Acheson packs a remarkable amount of surprising mathematics into this short work.

This volume of essays explores this important category of early modern writing.

With a foreword by Joe Lovano, an oral biography of the preeminent alto saxophonist of cool jazz

"[Acheson] introduces the fundamental ideas of calculus through the story of how the subject developed, from approximating π to imaginary numbers, and from Newton's falling apple to the vibrations of an electric guitar."--Back cover

This excellent book, written by the established author David Acheson, makes mathematics accessible to everyone.

And how can tangents help determine the speed of a bullet? David Acheson takes the reader on a highly illustrated tour through the history of geometry, from ancient Greece to the present day.

The essays in this volume are about arrangers, all of whom are also composers. They appeared first in [Lees'] publication Jazzletter.-Excerpt from Foreword, by Jeffrey Sultanof (p. ix).

At the same time, the book offers a comprehensive exploration of Chaucer's writings, taking the reader to the Troy of Troilus and Criseyde, the gardens of the dream visions, and the peripheries and thresholds of The Canterbury Tales.

This rich collection of essays by an international group of authors explores a wide range of commentaries on ancient Latin and Greek texts.

In chapters illustrated and furnished with topical case studies from around the world, this book establishes the importance of coasts within a systems framework - waves, tides, rivers and sea-level change all play critical roles in the ...