E - The Story of a Number
Eli Maor
Princeton University Press (1998)
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Mathematics
Mathematics - Popular Works
Paperback 9780691058542
English
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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LoC Classification QA247.5 .M33 1994
LoC Control Number 93039003
Dewey 512.73
Cover Price $19.95
No. of Pages 232
Height x Width 9.1 x 6.1  inch
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