Calculus is the key to much of modern science & engineering It is the mathematical method for the analysis of things that change & since in the natural world we are surrounded by change the development of calculus was a huge breakthrough in the history of mathematics But it is also something of a mathematical adventure largely because of the way infinity enters at virtually every twist & turn In The Calculus Story David Acheson presents a wide-ranging picture of calculus & its applications from ancient Greece right up to the present day Drawing on their original writings he introduces the people who helped to build our understanding of calculus With a step by step treatment he demonstrates how to start doing calculus from the very beginning