Phi, Pi, E, and I - Couverture souple

Perkins, David

 
9781470447991: Phi, Pi, E, and I
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1470447991 ISBN 13 : 9781470447991
Editeur : American Mathematical Society, 2020

Synopsis

Certain constants occupy precise balancing points in the cosmos of number, like habitable planets sprinkled throughout our galaxy at just the right distances from their suns. This book introduces and connects four of these constants (phi, pi, e and i), each of which has recently been the individual subject of historical and mathematical expositions. But here we discuss their properties, as a group, at a level appropriate for an audience armed only with the tools of elementary calculus. This material offers an excellent excuse to display the power of calculus to reveal elegant truths that are not often seen in college classes. These truths are described here via the work of such luminaries as Nilakantha, Liu Hui, Hemachandra, Khayyam, Newton, Wallis, and Euler.

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Éditeur
American Mathematical Society
Date d'édition
2020
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1470447991
ISBN 13 
9781470447991
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
176
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  0883855895 ISBN 13 :  9780883855898
Editeur : Mathematical Association of America, 2018
Couverture souple