e: The Story of a Number
Oct 2011 · Princeton Science Library Book 41 · Princeton University Press
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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.
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Fred Davis
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July 20, 2014
First 4 chapters are a great review of exponents, logs, and e.
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Malcolm Orendurff
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September 1, 2021
I have loved this book over many years
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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