e: The Story of a Number (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	Princeton University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Princeton Science Library
Release date:	September 2015
First published:	2009
Authors:	Eli Maor
Dimensions:	215 x 140 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	227
ISBN-13:	978-0-691-16848-7
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Popular science
LSN:	0-691-16848-2
Barcode:	9780691168487

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