{"product_id":"zombies-calculus-9780691173207","title":"Zombies \u0026 Calculus","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Colin Adams\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Horror - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"If you're dying to read a novel treatment of calculus, then you should run (don't walk!) to buy \u003ci\u003eZombies and Calculus\u003c\/i\u003e by Colin Adams. You'll see calculus come alive in a way that could save your life someday.\"\u003cb\u003e--Arthur Benjamin, Harvey Mudd College\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Before \u003ci\u003eZombies and Calculus\u003c\/i\u003e, math was quick to kill my appetite. In fact, math damn near killed me altogether throughout most of college (it is of course a cliché to say that as a math student I was pretty much a zombie). If I had only had this book then . . . at least now I can stomach derivatives as well as a zombie outbreak. That's no small accomplishment! Read \u003ci\u003eZombies and Calculus\u003c\/i\u003e--you'll laugh . . . you'll cry . . . you'll multiply.\"\u003cb\u003e--Steven C. Schlozman, M.D., author of \u003ci\u003eThe Zombie Autopsies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Using a fictional, tongue-in-cheek account of an outbreak of a zombie virus at a small liberal arts college, Adams discusses mathematical subjects such as the spread of a disease in a population, differential equations, and tangent vectors. He succeeds in conveying the idea that calculus is useful in numerous aspects of life--including surviving a zombie apocalypse. The book is one of a kind.\"\u003cb\u003e--Joel Hass, University of California, Davis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eZombies and Calculus\u003c\/i\u003e shows how calculus can be used to understand many different real-world phenomena, from population growth to Newton's law of cooling. The fast-paced narrative propels readers forward, and Adams's style is humorous and compelling. I laughed out loud, in public, several times while reading this book. I had a hard time putting it down.\"\u003cb\u003e--Amy N. Myers, Bryn Mawr College\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eZombies and Calculus\u003c\/i\u003e is unlike just about anything I've ever read. It is both an introduction to assorted math concepts and an action-packed adventure story about escaping a zombie invasion. It's also laugh-out-loud funny in many places.\"\u003cb\u003e--Meredith L. Greer, Bates College\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45268587413655,"sku":"9780691173207","price":1357.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780691173207.webp?v=1769236183","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/zombies-calculus-9780691173207","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}