On October 8th, a red-faced newborn will enter the world, available in hardcover and ebook: an infant creature called Change is the Only Constant: The Wisdom of Calculus in a Madcap World.
Change is the Only Constant explores the human side of calculus through 28 stories, illustrated with nearly 500 all-new, still-bad drawings. The narratives span from the ancient past to the sci-fi future, each with a kernel of truth about our changing world and the mathematical language thereof.
Starring characters include a wily princess, a dancing speck of dust, and, naturally, a genius dog.
Why calculus? Isn’t that a weed-out class, a college admissions stunt, a gatekeeper for the technical professions? Exactly right—which is why I wanted to show a different side of the subject, a calculus for everyone.
You’ll find the pages of Change is the Only Constant populated not just by name-brand scientists like Archimedes and Einstein, but also by novelists, poets, moral philosophers, and high school English teachers.
