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 mathematical background, this biography brings out the central importance of e to mathematics and illuminates a golden era in the age of science.
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About the author
Eli Maor is the author of
Beautiful Geometry (with Eugen Jost),
Venus in Transit, Trigonometric Delights,
To Infinity and Beyond, and
The Pythagorean Theorem: A 4, 000-Year History (all Princeton).
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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 248 ● ISBN 9781400832347 ● File size 24.6 MB ● Publisher Princeton University Press ● City Princeton ● Country US ● Published 2011 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 5487446 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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