"e:" The Story of a Number

{{ _getLangText('m_detailInformation_goodsAuthorText') }}Eli Maor
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2015年09月22日
ISBN:9780691168487
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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 teaches the history of mathematics at Loyola University in Chicago. He is the author of "To Infinity and Beyond", "e: The Story of a Number", "Venus in Transit", and "The Pythagorean Theorem: A 4,000-Year History".