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E: The Story of a Number

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by Eli Maor
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Availability:In StockContributor:Eli MaorSeries:Princeton Science Library #41Publish date:2015-09-22Pages:248
Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691168487ISBN-10:691168482UPC:9780691168487Book Category:Mathematics, ScienceBook Subcategory:History & Philosophy, Number Theory, HistorySize:8.40 x 5.50 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.5997Product ID:SCYGR9A3MF

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.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691168487ISBN-10:691168482UPC:9780691168487Book Category:Mathematics, ScienceBook Subcategory:History & Philosophy, Number Theory, HistorySize:8.40 x 5.50 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.5997Product ID:SCYGR9A3MF
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).
Publisher: Princeton University Press

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