The Cartoon Guide to Calculus [Paperback]

“In Gonick’s work, clever design and illustration make complicated ideas or insights strikingly clear.”
—New York Times Book Review

Larry Gonick, master cartoonist, former Harvard instructor, and creator of theNew York Timesbestselling, Harvey Award-winning Cartoon Guide series now does for calculus what he previously did for science and history: making a complex subject comprehensible, fascinating, and fun through witty text and light-hearted graphics. Gonick’sThe Cartoon Guide to Calculusis a refreshingly humorous, remarkably thorough guide to general calculus that, like his earlierCartoon Guide to PhysicsandCartoon History of the Modern World, will prove a boon to students, educators, and eager learners everywhere.

A complete—and completely enjoyable—new illustrated guide to calculus

Master cartoonist Larry Gonick has already given readers the history of the world in cartoon form. Now, Gonick, a Harvard-trained mathematician, offers a comprehensive and up-to-date illustrated course in first-year calculus that demystifies the world of functions, limits, derivatives, and integrals. Using clear and helpful graphics—and delightful humor to lighten what is frequently a tough subject—he teaches all of the essentials, with numerous examples and problem sets. For the curious and confused alike,The Cartoon Guide to Calculusis the perfect combination of entertainment and education—a valuable supplement for any student, teacher, parent, or professional.

How do you humanize calculus and bring its equations and concepts to life? Larry Gonicks clever and delightful answer is to have characters talking, commenting, and joking-all while rigorously teaching equations and concepts and indicating calculuss utility. Its a remarkable accomplishment-and a lot of fun.Gonick is to graphical expositions of advanced materials as Newton olĂ&