2 Book Blurbs

1)  Wasn’t familiar with this new book (“Calculus Reordered”) from David Bressoud, nor ever saw any 'buzz' about it, but yet ANOTHER in the stream of volumes in this seeming 'year of calculus' for math fans:

https://amzn.to/31YPcqj

Looks interesting, and comes with some wonderful endorsements on the back cover (K. Devlin, Wm. Dunham, and John Stillwell, who says, "As far as I know, there is no other book that integrates the history, theory, and pedagogy of calculus as well as this one"...), AND it comes from Princeton University Press, which alone implies how good it must be!

So, if you haven't overdosed by now on the topic, probably another volume you should give a whirl.

2)  Meanwhile, the volume I’ve most recently finished is Graham Farmelo’s “The Universe Speaks in Numbers” which has received rave reviews and ought be of interest to any interested in the history and current state of affairs of theoretical physics. With that said, I can’t help but think that what one writes in this arena is very dependent upon both one's initial assumptions and who one talks to. Farmelo certainly speaks with many outstanding physicists for this volume, yet some significant names seem to be missing, and the disagreements/debates within theoretical physics these days are so deep and contrary it’s difficult for a layperson to know how to weigh the contrasting viewpoints. I would have liked to have seen just a little more of the cosmology mathematics involved described in the volume (although admittedly difficult to do in a general audience work), and a little more specificity of the clear disagreements among physicists themselves, but still a very worthwhile read for the physics-inclined.