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  "E": The Story of a Number (Princeton Science Library (Paperback)) (Paperback) By (author) Eli Maor

  

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  Short Description for "E": The Story of a NumberThe 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. This title presents a history that portrays the curious characters and the elegant mathematics that lie behind the number.
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  • Publisher: Princeton University Press
  • Published: 19 January 2009
  • Format: Paperback 248 pages
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  • Categories: Mathematical Foundations | History Of Mathematics | Popular Science
  • ISBN 13: 9780691141343 ISBN 10: 0691141347
  • Sales rank: 45,045

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Full description for "E": The Story of a Number

• 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 background in mathematics, this biography of e brings out that number's central importance in mathematics and illuminates a golden era in the age of science.