{"product_id":"calculus-and-pizza-isbn-9780471269878","title":"Calculus and Pizza","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCALCULUS + PEPPERONI \/ FUN = MATH SUCCESS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDo you want to do well on your calculus exam? Are you looking for a quick refresher course? Or would you just like to get a taste of what calculus is all about? If so, you've selected the right book. Calculus and Pizza is a creative, surprisingly delicious overview of the essential rules and formulas of calculus, with tons of problems for the learner with a healthy appetite.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSetting up residence in a pizza parlor, Clifford Pickover focuses on procedures for solving problems, offering short, easy-to-digest chapters that allow you to quickly get the essence of a technique or question. From exponentials and logarithms to derivatives and multiple integrals, the book utilizes pepperoni, meatballs, and more to make complex topics fun to learn-emphasizing basic, practical principles to help you calculate the speed of tossed pizza dough or the rising cost of eggplant parmigiana. Plus, you'll see how simple math-and a meal-can solve especially curious and even mind-shattering problems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthoritatively and humorously written, \u003ci\u003eCalculus and Pizza\u003c\/i\u003e provides a lively-and more tasteful-approach to calculus.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Pickover has published nearly a book a year in which he stretches the limits of computers, art, and thought.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A perpetual idea machine, Clifford Pickover is one of the most creative, original thinkers in the world today.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJournal of Recreational Mathematics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  Preface.  \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePizza Velocity and the Derivative.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDerivative Definitions and Rules.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDerivatives and and Slopes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRules for Products and Quotients.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChain Rule and Implicit Differentiation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaxima and Minima.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMin-Max Pizza Applications.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExponentials and Logarithms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLimits and Continuity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRelated Rates.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntegration.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLogarithmic Differentiation, Integration by Parts, Trigonometric Substitution, and Partial Fractions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExponential Growth and Decay.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCalculus and Computers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMultiple Integrals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCalculus in a Nutshell.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLuigi's Mind-Boggling Workout Routine.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCLIFFORD A. PICKOVER\u003c\/b\u003e is a research staff member at the IBM T. J. Watson Research Center. He is also a prolific author of books and articles relating to science, art, and mathematics, including \u003ci\u003eBlack Holes: A Traveler's Guide\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKeys to Infinity\u003c\/i\u003e, both from Wiley.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eCALCULUS + PEPPERONI \/ FUN = MATH SUCCESS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eDo you want to do well on your calculus exam? Are you looking for a quick refresher course? Or would you just like to get a taste of what calculus is all about? If so, you’ve selected the right book. Calculus and Pizza is a creative, surprisingly delicious overview of the essential rules and formulas of calculus, with tons of problems for the learner with a healthy appetite.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSetting up residence in a pizza parlor, Clifford Pickover focuses on procedures for solving problems, offering short, easy-to-digest chapters that allow you to quickly get the essence of a technique or question. From exponentials and logarithms to derivatives and multiple integrals, the book utilizes pepperoni, meatballs, and more to make complex topics fun to learn–emphasizing basic, practical principles to help you calculate the speed of tossed pizza dough or the rising cost of eggplant parmigiana. Plus, you’ll see how simple math–and a meal–can solve especially curious and even mind-shattering problems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthoritatively and humorously written, Calculus and Pizza provides a lively–and more tasteful–approach to calculus.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Pickover has published nearly a book a year in which he stretches the limits of computers, art, and thought.\"\u003cbr\u003e–Los Angeles Times\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A perpetual idea machine, Clifford Pickover is one of the most creative, original thinkers in the world today.\"\u003cbr\u003e–Journal of Recreational Mathematics\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988876837093,"sku":"NP9780471269878","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780471269878.jpg?v=1761781879","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/calculus-and-pizza-isbn-9780471269878","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}