Calculus Made Easy by Silvanus P. Thompsonhttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/calculus-made-easy-by-silvanus-p-thompson-1851-1916--6322183This book demystifies both differential and integral calculus by presenting complex topics in a simple, accessible manner. Thompson critiques overly complicated texts and explains that calculus need not be daunting.
With clear language and intuitive examples, he guides readers through basic concepts, encouraging mastery of simple techniques before progressing to more advanced topics.
The book empowers beginners to grasp and enjoy the beauty of calculus, emphasizing that understanding grows naturally with practice and careful study, making learning rewarding indeed.]]>enArtsCopyright Linahttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/1eadecdb54fa1754a1567a635272d211.jpgCalculus Made Easy by Silvanus P. Thompsonhttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/calculus-made-easy-by-silvanus-p-thompson-1851-1916--6322183Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:10:23 +0000Silvanus P. ThompsonSilvanus P. Thompsonfeeds@spreaker.comCalculus Made Easy: Being a Very-Simplest Introduction to Those Beautiful Methods of Reckoning which Are Generally Called by the Terrifying Names of the Differential Calculus and the Integral Calculus is is a book on infinitesimal calculus originally...This book demystifies both differential and integral calculus by presenting complex topics in a simple, accessible manner. Thompson critiques overly complicated texts and explains that calculus need not be daunting.
With clear language and intuitive examples, he guides readers through basic concepts, encouraging mastery of simple techniques before progressing to more advanced topics.
The book empowers beginners to grasp and enjoy the beauty of calculus, emphasizing that understanding grows naturally with practice and careful study, making learning rewarding indeed.]]>false1daa8a33-dae9-557c-9d0d-5fc47d4628b1serialPreface to the Second Edition, Prologuehttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/preface-to-the-second-edition-prologue--62172149https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62172149Fri, 27 Sep 2024 23:30:00 +0000Silvanus P. Thompson126falsefullChapter I: To Deliver You from the Preliminary Terrorshttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-i-to-deliver-you-from-the-preliminary-terrors--62172182https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62172182Fri, 27 Sep 2024 23:50:00 +0000Silvanus P. Thompson157false1fullChapter II: On Different Degrees of Smallnesshttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-ii-on-different-degrees-of-smallness--62172176https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62172176Sat, 28 Sep 2024 00:10:00 +0000Silvanus P. Thompson668false2fullChapter III: On Relative Growingshttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-iii-on-relative-growings--62172179https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62172179Sat, 28 Sep 2024 00:30:00 +0000Silvanus P. Thompson1047false3fullChapter IV: Simplest Caseshttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-iv-simplest-cases--62172188https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62172188Sat, 28 Sep 2024 00:50:00 +0000Silvanus P. Thompson1061false4fullExercises I, Answers to Exercises Ihttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/exercises-i-answers-to-exercises-i--62172183https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62172183Sat, 28 Sep 2024 01:10:00 +0000Silvanus P. Thompson242false5fullChapter V: Next Stage. What to Do With Constantshttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-v-next-stage-what-to-do-with-constants--62172177https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62172177Sat, 28 Sep 2024 01:30:00 +0000Silvanus P. Thompson1076false6fullExercises II, Answers to Exercises IIhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/exercises-ii-answers-to-exercises-ii--62172193https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62172193Sat, 28 Sep 2024 01:50:00 +0000Silvanus P. Thompson690false7fullChapter VI: Sums, Differences, Products, and Quotientshttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-vi-sums-differences-products-and-quotients--62172195https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62172195Sat, 28 Sep 2024 02:10:00 +0000Silvanus P. Thompson1952false8fullExercises III, Answers to Exercises IIIhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/exercises-iii-answers-to-exercises-iii--62172190https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62172190Sat, 28 Sep 2024 02:30:00 +0000Silvanus P. Thompson615false9fullChapter VII: Successive Differentiationhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-vii-successive-differentiation--62172181https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62172181Sat, 28 Sep 2024 02:50:00 +0000Silvanus P. Thompson330false10fullExercises IV, Answers to Exercises IVhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/exercises-iv-answers-to-exercises-iv--62172191https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62172191Sat, 28 Sep 2024 03:10:00 +0000Silvanus P. Thompson397false11fullChapter VIII: When Time Varies - Part 1https://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-viii-when-time-varies-part-1--62172194https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62172194Sat, 28 Sep 2024 03:30:00 +0000Silvanus P. Thompson973false12fullChapter VIII: When Time Varies - Part 2https://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-viii-when-time-varies-part-2--62172197https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62172197Sat, 28 Sep 2024 03:50:00 +0000Silvanus P. Thompson915false13fullExercises V, Answers to Exercises Vhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/exercises-v-answers-to-exercises-v--62172192https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62172192Sat, 28 Sep 2024 04:10:00 +0000Silvanus P. Thompson385false14fullChapter IX: Introducing a Useful Dodgehttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-ix-introducing-a-useful-dodge--62172157https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62172157Sat, 28 Sep 2024 04:30:00 +0000Silvanus P. Thompson1532false15fullExercises VI and VII, Answers to Exercises VI and VIIhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/exercises-vi-and-vii-answers-to-exercises-vi-and-vii--62172153https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62172153Sat, 28 Sep 2024 04:50:00 +0000Silvanus P. Thompson673false16fullChapter X: Geometrical Meaning of Differentiatonhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-x-geometrical-meaning-of-differentiaton--62172198https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62172198Sat, 28 Sep 2024 05:10:00 +0000Silvanus P. Thompson987false17fullExercises VIII, Answers to Exercises VIIIhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/exercises-viii-answers-to-exercises-viii--62172196https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62172196Sat, 28 Sep 2024 05:30:00 +0000Silvanus P. Thompson345false18fullChapter XI: Maxima and Minima - Part 1https://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-xi-maxima-and-minima-part-1--62172916https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62172916Sat, 28 Sep 2024 05:50:00 +0000Silvanus P. Thompson850false19fullChapter XI: Maxima and Minima - Part 2https://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-xi-maxima-and-minima-part-2--62172952https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62172952Sat, 28 Sep 2024 06:10:00 +0000Silvanus P. Thompson1035false20fullExercises IX, Answers to Exercises IXhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/exercises-ix-answers-to-exercises-ix--62172917https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62172917Sat, 28 Sep 2024 06:30:00 +0000Silvanus P. Thompson343false21fullChapter XII: Curvature of Curveshttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-xii-curvature-of-curves--62172983https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62172983Sat, 28 Sep 2024 06:50:00 +0000Silvanus P. Thompson831false22fullExercises X, Answers to Exercises Xhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/exercises-x-answers-to-exercises-x--62172950https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62172950Sat, 28 Sep 2024 07:10:00 +0000Silvanus P. Thompson436false23fullChapter XIII: Other Useful Dodges - Part 1: Partial Fractionshttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-xiii-other-useful-dodges-part-1-partial-fractions--62172962https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62172962Sat, 28 Sep 2024 07:30:00 +0000Silvanus P. Thompson1431false24fullExercises XI, Answers to Exercises XIhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/exercises-xi-answers-to-exercises-xi--62172976https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62172976Sat, 28 Sep 2024 07:50:00 +0000Silvanus P. Thompson502false25fullChapter XIII: Other Useful Dodges - Part 2: Differential of an Inverse Functionhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-xiii-other-useful-dodges-part-2-differential-of-an-inverse-function--62172991https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62172991Sat, 28 Sep 2024 08:10:00 +0000Silvanus P. Thompson323false26fullChapter XIV: On True Compound Interest and the Law of Organic Growth - Part 1 (A)https://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-xiv-on-true-compound-interest-and-the-law-of-organic-growth-part-1-a--62172964https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62172964Sat, 28 Sep 2024 08:30:00 +0000Silvanus P. Thompson1144false27fullChapter XIV: On True Compound Interest and the Law of Organic Growth - Part 1 (B)https://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-xiv-on-true-compound-interest-and-the-law-of-organic-growth-part-1-b--62172987https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62172987Sat, 28 Sep 2024 08:50:00 +0000Silvanus P. Thompson1666false28fullExercises XII, Answers to Exercises XIIhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/exercises-xii-answers-to-exercises-xii--62173006https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62173006Sat, 28 Sep 2024 09:10:00 +0000Silvanus P. Thompson416false29fullChapter XIV: On True Compound Interest and the Law of Organic Growth - Part 2: The Logarithmic Curvehttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-xiv-on-true-compound-interest-and-the-law-of-organic-growth-part-2-the-logarithmic-curve--62172919https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62172919Sat, 28 Sep 2024 09:30:00 +0000Silvanus P. Thompson168false30fullChapter XIV: On True Compound Interest and the Law of Organic Growth - Part 3: The Die-away Curvehttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-xiv-on-true-compound-interest-and-the-law-of-organic-growth-part-3-the-die-away-curve--62172923https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62172923Sat, 28 Sep 2024 09:50:00 +0000Silvanus P. Thompson1316false31fullExercises XIII, Answers to Exercises XIIIhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/exercises-xiii-answers-to-exercises-xiii--62172967https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62172967Sat, 28 Sep 2024 10:10:00 +0000Silvanus P. Thompson496false32fullChapter XV: How to Deal With Sines and Cosines - Part 1https://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-xv-how-to-deal-with-sines-and-cosines-part-1--62173013https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62173013Sat, 28 Sep 2024 10:30:00 +0000Silvanus P. Thompson538false33fullChapter XV: How to Deal With Sines and Cosines - Part 2: Second Differential Coefficient of Sine or Cosinehttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-xv-how-to-deal-with-sines-and-cosines-part-2-second-differential-coefficient-of-sine-or-cosine--62172972https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62172972Sat, 28 Sep 2024 10:50:00 +0000Silvanus P. Thompson397false34fullExercises XIV, Answers to Exercises XIVhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/exercises-xiv-answers-to-exercises-xiv--62173009https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62173009Sat, 28 Sep 2024 11:10:00 +0000Silvanus P. Thompson541false35fullChapter XVI: Partial Differentiation - Part 1https://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-xvi-partial-differentiation-part-1--62172965https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62172965Sat, 28 Sep 2024 11:30:00 +0000Silvanus P. Thompson457false36fullChapter XVI: Partial Differentiation - Part 2: Maxima and Minima of Functions of two Independent Variableshttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-xvi-partial-differentiation-part-2-maxima-and-minima-of-functions-of-two-independent-variables--62173010https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62173010Sat, 28 Sep 2024 11:50:00 +0000Silvanus P. Thompson273false37fullExercises XV, Answers to Exercises XVhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/exercises-xv-answers-to-exercises-xv--62172975https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62172975Sat, 28 Sep 2024 12:10:00 +0000Silvanus P. Thompson405false38fullChapter XVII: Integration - Part 1https://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-xvii-integration-part-1--62173023https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62173023Sat, 28 Sep 2024 12:30:00 +0000Silvanus P. Thompson309false39fullChapter XVII: Integration - Part 2: Slopes of Curves, and the Curves themselveshttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-xvii-integration-part-2-slopes-of-curves-and-the-curves-themselves--62172928https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62172928Sat, 28 Sep 2024 12:50:00 +0000Silvanus P. Thompson403false40fullExercises XVI, Answers to Exercises XVIhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/exercises-xvi-answers-to-exercises-xvi--62173212https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62173212Sat, 28 Sep 2024 13:10:00 +0000Silvanus P. Thompson130false41fullChapter XVIII: Integrating as the Reverse of Differentiating - Part 1https://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-xviii-integrating-as-the-reverse-of-differentiating-part-1--62173024https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62173024Sat, 28 Sep 2024 13:30:00 +0000Silvanus P. Thompson544false42fullChapter XVIII: Integrating as the Reverse of Differentiating - Part 2: Integration of the Sum or Difference of two Functionshttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-xviii-integrating-as-the-reverse-of-differentiating-part-2-integration-of-the-sum-or-difference-of-two-functions--62172903https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62172903Sat, 28 Sep 2024 13:50:00 +0000Silvanus P. Thompson113false43fullChapter XVIII: Integrating as the Reverse of Differentiating - Part 3: How to Deal With Constant Termshttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-xviii-integrating-as-the-reverse-of-differentiating-part-3-how-to-deal-with-constant-terms--62173027https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62173027Sat, 28 Sep 2024 14:10:00 +0000Silvanus P. Thompson550false44fullChapter XVIII: Integrating as the Reverse of Differentiating - Part 4: Some Other Integralshttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-xviii-integrating-as-the-reverse-of-differentiating-part-4-some-other-integrals--62172929https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62172929Sat, 28 Sep 2024 14:30:00 +0000Silvanus P. Thompson360false45fullChapter XVIII: Integrating as the Reverse of Differentiating - Part 5: On Double and Triple Integralshttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-xviii-integrating-as-the-reverse-of-differentiating-part-5-on-double-and-triple-integrals--62173019https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62173019Sat, 28 Sep 2024 14:50:00 +0000Silvanus P. Thompson262false46fullExercises XVII, Answers to Exercises XVIIhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/exercises-xvii-answers-to-exercises-xvii--62172971https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62172971Sat, 28 Sep 2024 15:10:00 +0000Silvanus P. Thompson397false47fullChapter XIX: On Finding Areas by Integrating - Part 1https://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-xix-on-finding-areas-by-integrating-part-1--62172921https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62172921Sat, 28 Sep 2024 15:30:00 +0000Silvanus P. Thompson1423false48fullChapter XIX: On Finding Areas by Integrating - Part 2: Areas in Polar Coordinateshttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-xix-on-finding-areas-by-integrating-part-2-areas-in-polar-coordinates--62173214https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62173214Sat, 28 Sep 2024 15:50:00 +0000Silvanus P. Thompson224false49fullChapter XIX: On Finding Areas by Integrating - Part 3: Volumes by Integrationhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-xix-on-finding-areas-by-integrating-part-3-volumes-by-integration--62172988https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62172988Sat, 28 Sep 2024 16:10:00 +0000Silvanus P. Thompson224false50fullChapter XIX: On Finding Areas by Integrating - Part 4: On Quadratic Meanshttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-xix-on-finding-areas-by-integrating-part-4-on-quadratic-means--62173041https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62173041Sat, 28 Sep 2024 16:30:00 +0000Silvanus P. Thompson245false51fullExercises XVIII, Answers to Exercises XVIIIhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/exercises-xviii-answers-to-exercises-xviii--62172912https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62172912Sat, 28 Sep 2024 16:50:00 +0000Silvanus P. Thompson463false52fullChapter XX: Dodges, Pitfalls, and Triumphshttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-xx-dodges-pitfalls-and-triumphs--62173035https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62173035Sat, 28 Sep 2024 17:10:00 +0000Silvanus P. Thompson893false53fullExercises XIX, Answers to Exercises XIXhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/exercises-xix-answers-to-exercises-xix--62172932https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62172932Sat, 28 Sep 2024 17:30:00 +0000Silvanus P. Thompson306false54fullChapter XXI: Finding Some Solutions - Part 1https://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-xxi-finding-some-solutions-part-1--62173017https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62173017Sat, 28 Sep 2024 17:50:00 +0000Silvanus P. Thompson901false55fullChapter XXI: Finding Some Solutions - Part 2https://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-xxi-finding-some-solutions-part-2--62173026https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62173026Sat, 28 Sep 2024 18:10:00 +0000Silvanus P. Thompson785false56fullEpilogue and Apologuehttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/epilogue-and-apologue--62172977https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62172977Sat, 28 Sep 2024 18:30:00 +0000Silvanus P. Thompson205false57full