Fantastic overview of calculus and the mathematicians who developed it over time. I remember studying it at school and found the basic calculations fine but, with hindsight, had no idea why I was doing them. It would have been a massive help to have a book like this to help understand better. Highly recommended!

Just to set the stage, I’m a math geek, and I do speak calculus, if somewhat imperfectly. I was thrilled by this book. Strogatz explores “the calculus” from its beginnings to the outer reaches of its applications and unsolved problems of today. He gives a very accessible explanation of both Newton’s and Leibniz’s approach to the development of the mathematics now called calculus.

For the reader who doesn’t want to follow along with the math, “Infinite Powers” is still a very readable glimpse of the strength and beauty of the mathematical concepts.

"Infinite Powers” will be tremendously useful in explaining to the high school students I teach why it is that calculus should make their hearts sing!

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

While I didn't finish this book, I read enough of it to be enthusiastic about the explanations and the writing. I have always liked math, but I hadn't looked at a circle in the way he described it. It makes a lot of sense. My college calculus teacher -- now long dead -- would have benefited from this book.