Steve Strogatz / Compelling Calculus

Galileo, Kepler, and Descartes were smart, but it was Newton who came up with calculus.

Click above to listen to Part 3 of Math’s Paths, featuring Steve Strogatz, professor of applied mathematics at Cornell University and author of “Infinite Powers: How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe,” discussing how Isaac Newton changed the way we describe our world.

Math’s Paths:

Part 1: Eugenia Cheng / Baking Pi

Part 2: Shankar Venkataramani / Squishy Robots

Part 3: Steve Strogatz / Compelling Calculus

Part 4: Daniel Finkel / Love for Math

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