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E: the story of a number

By John , Maor , Eli;Napier

Book information

Publisher
Princeton University Press
Year
2015
ISBN
9780691168487, 0691033900, 0367879441, 0691168482
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
23 MB (24547568 bytes)
Series
Princeton science library
Pages
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Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
-- 1550-1617 -- Studiese (The number);NapierJohn

Description

The interest earned on a bank account, the arrangement of seeds in a sunflower, and the shape of the Gateway Arch in St. Louis are all intimately connected with the mysterious number e. In this informal and engaging history, Eli Maor portrays the curious characters and the elegant mathematics that lie behind the number. Designed for a reader with only a modest background in mathematics, this biography of e brings out that number's central importance in mathematics and illuminates a golden era in the age of science.

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