Gamma
Exploring Euler's Constant
- Editore:
Princeton University Press
- Collana:
- Princeton Science Library
- EAN:
9780691141336
- ISBN:
0691141339
- Pagine:
- 304
- Formato:
- Paperback
- Lingua:
- Inglese
Descrizione Gamma
"I like this book very much. So much, in fact, that I found myself muttering 'neat stuff!' all the way through. While it is about an important topic, there isn't a single competitor. This amazing oversight by past authors is presumably the result of the topic requiring an author with a pretty sophisticated mathematical personality. Havil clearly has that. His skillful weaving of mathematics and history makes the book a 'fun' read. Many instructors will surely find the book attractive."--Paul J. Nahin, author of "Duelling Idiots" and "Other Probability Puzzlers" and "An Imaginary Tale""This is an excellent book, mathematically as well as historically. It represents a significant contribution to the literature on mathematics and its history at the upper undergraduate and graduate levels. Julian Havil injects genuine excitement into the topic."--Eli Maor, author of "e: The Story of a Number"