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Gamma : Exploring Euler's Constant /
Among the myriad of constants that appear in mathematics, p, e, and i are the most familiar. Following closely behind is g, or gamma, a constant that arises in many mathematical areas yet maintains a profound sense of mystery. In a tantalizing blend of history and mathematics, Julian Havil takes the...
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
2009.
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| 505 | 0 | |a Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; CHAPTER ONE: The Logarithmic Cradle; CHAPTER TWO: The Harmonic Series; CHAPTER THREE: Sub-Harmonic Series; CHAPTER FOUR: Zeta Functions; CHAPTER FIVE: Gamma's Birthplace; CHAPTER SIX: The Gamma Function; CHAPTER SEVEN: Euler's Wonderful Identity; CHAPTER EIGHT: A Promise Fulfilled; CHAPTER NINE: What Is Gamma ... Exactly?; CHAPTER TEN: Gamma as a Decimal; CHAPTER ELEVEN: Gamma as a Fraction; CHAPTER TWELVE: Where Is Gamma?; CHAPTER THIRTEEN: It's a Harmonic World; CHAPTER FOURTEEN: It's a Logarithmic World. | |
| 505 | 0 | |a CHAPTER FIFTEEN: Problems with PrimesCHAPTER SIXTEEN: The Riemann Initiative; APPENDIX A: The Greek Alphabet; APPENDIX B: Big Oh Notation; APPENDIX C: Taylor Expansions; APPENDIX D: Complex Function Theory; APPENDIX E: Application to the Zeta Function; References; Name Index; Subject Index. | |
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