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.
| ISBN: | 9780691168487 |
| Publication date: | 13th October 2015 |
| Author: | Eli Maor |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 248 pages |
| Series: | Princeton Science Library |
| Genres: |
History of mathematics History of science Philosophy of mathematics Mathematics |
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.
E features in the following genres: History of mathematics, History of science, Philosophy of mathematics, Mathematics
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E was written by Eli Maor and published by Princeton University Press
E has 248 pages
Yes it is part of Princeton Science Library series
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