e: The Story of a Number : The Story of a Number /

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 l...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Maor, Eli (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2015]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
e (The number)
MATHEMATICS > Number Theory.
MATHEMATICS > History & Philosophy.
Nombres, Theorie des.
Nombres transcendants.
Mathematiques > Histoire.
Geschichte.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource: illustrations
ISBN:9781400832347

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