A Most Elegant Equation - David Stipp

A Most Elegant Equation

Euler's Formula and the Beauty of Mathematics

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Buch | Hardcover
240 Seiten
2017
Basic Books (Verlag)
978-0-465-09377-9 (ISBN)
29,80 inkl. MwSt
An award-winning science writer introduces us to mathematics using the extraordinary equation that unites five of mathematics' most important numbers
Bertrand Russell wrote that mathematics can exalt "as surely as poetry." This is especially true of one equation: ei(pi) + 1 = 0, the brainchild of Leonhard Euler, the Mozart of mathematics. More than two centuries after Euler's death, it is still regarded as a conceptual diamond of unsurpassed beauty. Called Euler's identity or God's equation, it includes just five numbers but represents an astonishing revelation of hidden connections. It ties together everything from basic arithmetic to compound interest, the circumference of a circle, trigonometry, calculus, and even infinity. In David Stipp's hands, Euler's identity becomes a contemplative stroll through the glories of mathematics. The result is an ode to this magical field.

David Stipp is an award-winning science writer whose work has appeared in Scientific American, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Science, and other publications. The author of The Youth Pill, he lives in Boston, Massachusetts.

Erscheinungsdatum
Sprache englisch
Maße 140 x 217 mm
Gewicht 360 g
Themenwelt Mathematik / Informatik Mathematik Algebra
Mathematik / Informatik Mathematik Analysis
Mathematik / Informatik Mathematik Geschichte der Mathematik
ISBN-10 0-465-09377-9 / 0465093779
ISBN-13 978-0-465-09377-9 / 9780465093779
Zustand Neuware
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