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E: The Story of a Number (Princeton Science Library #41)

E: The Story of a Number (Princeton Science Library #41)

Eli Maor
$16.95
Publication Date: September 22nd, 2015
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
ISBN:
9780691168487
Pages:
248
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Description

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.

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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